"I say or write these things because after much reflection they are what I believe; and I also want to persuade others of this view." (Said. Representations of the Intellectual.)
"Hence, my characterizations of the intellectual as exile and marginal, as amateur, and as the author of a language that tries to speak the truth to power."
"The problem for the intellectual is not so much...mass society as a whole, but rather the insiders, experts, coteries, professionals who...mold public opinion, make it conformist, encourage a reliance on a superior little band of all-knowing men in power. Insiders promote special interests, but intellectuals should be the ones to question patriotic nationalism, corporate thinking, and a sense of class, racial or gender privilege."
