The non-philosophical attitude of most rightists, who surrendered the intellect
to the leftists . . . permitted the intellectuals to play the game of “window
dressing,” i.e., to preach political tolerance or impartiality and to practice
it, on suitable occasions, by featuring the weakest, most befuddled champion of
capitalism as a representative of the right. (Which led people to the
conclusion: “If this is the best that can be said for the right, then the
leftist position must be true.”)