People think that dreamers do no harm.
They are mistaken: dreamers do a great heal of harm.

Even apparently inoffensive utopian ideas really exercise a noxious influence.

They tend to inspire disgust at reality." "It is, perhaps, because reality is not beautiful," said Paul Vence.
M.Garain said that he had always been in favor of all possible improvements.

He had asked for the suppression of permanent armies in the time of the Empire, for the separation of church and state, and had remained always faithful to democracy.

His device, he said, was "Order and Progress." He thought he had discovered that device.
Montessuy said: "Well, Monsieur Garain, be sincere.