Theirs is the banner in my hand. And I wish I had the power to tell them that the despair of their hearts was not to be final, and their night was not without hope. For the battle they lost can never be lost. For that which they died to save can never perish. Through all the darkness, through all the shame of which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this earth. It may sleep, but it will awaken. It may wear chains, but it will break through. And man will go on. Man, not men. ~Equality 7-2521 (as Prometheus), pgs 103-104

A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.

In western civilization, the period ruled by mysticism is known as the 'Dark Ages' and the 'Middle Ages'. I will assume that you know the nature of that period and the state of human existence in those ages. The Renaissance broke the rules of the mystics. "Renaissance" means the "rebirth". Few people today will care to remind you that it was a rebirth of reason - of man's mind.

It's so graceless, being a martyr. It's honoring your adversaries too much.

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren

I think that when in doubt about the truth of an issue, it's safer and in better taste to select the least numerous of the adversaries.

Civilization does not have to perish. The brutes are winning only by default.