Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

The future's a weirder place than we thought it would be when we were little kids.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

... I think that I was too self-centered to ever develop good skills as a peacemaker. In my younger days, I assumed that it was because I was smarter than everyone else, with no patience for explaining things in short words for mouthbreathers who just didn't get it.

Universal access to human knowledge is in our grasp, for the first time in the history of the world. This is not a bad thing.

Put simply, I want to treat my readers as partners and not crooks. There is no future in calling your most active promoters crooks.

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