The chief internal enemies of any state are not spies nor saboteurs nor the paid agents of foreign governments. They are, on the contrary, those myriads of public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
Dalton TrumboThere are plenty of laws to protect guys' money even in war time but there's nothing on the books says a man's life's his own.
Dalton TrumboNumbers have dehumanized us. Over breakfast coffee we read of 40,000 American dead in Vietnam. Instead of vomiting, we reach for the toast. Our morning rush through crowded streets is not to cry murder but to hit that trough before somebody else gobbles our share.
Dalton TrumboIt will come with a rush and a roar and a shudder. It will come howling and laughing and shrieking and moaning. It will come so fast you canโt help yourself you will stretch out your arms to embrace it. You will feel it before it comes and you will tense yourself for acceptance and the earth which is your eternal bed will tremble at the moment of your union.
Dalton Trumbo