Idealism

“All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity. --Friedrich Nietzsche 

“Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.” --Bertrand Russell 

“Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. --Mikhail Bakunin 

“Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power --Aldous Huxley 

“It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.” -- H. L. Mencken