The thing the ecologically illiterate don't realize about an ecosystem is that it's a system. A system! A system maintains a certain fluid stability that can be destroyed by a misstep in just one niche.

His voice was low, charged with unspeakable adjectives.

Once human beings realize something can be done, they're not satisfied until they've done it.

There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors.

A man's flesh is his own; the water belongs to the tribe.

Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin.