Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They're a kind of job insurance.
Frank HerbertPolitics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.
Frank HerbertHere lies a toppled god. His fall was not a small one. We did but build his pedestal, A narrow and a tall one.
Frank HerbertRiots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus the fear that nothing would come of it all.
Frank HerbertReady comprehension is often a knee-jerk response and the most dangerous form of understanding. It blinks an opaque screen over your ability to learn. The judgmental precedents of law function that way, littering your path with dead ends. Be warned. Understand nothing. All comprehension is temporary.
Frank Herbert