Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

If I'd been born in my grandfather's time, I'd have made my grandfather's mistakes. Theres no doubt of it. I just don't want to make my grandfather's mistakes today.

In politics, the tripod is he most unstable of all structures. It's be bad enough without the complication of a feudal trade culture which turns its back on most science.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.

The real universe is always one step beyond logic.

The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you.