Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.

Sympathy for the enemy -- a weakness of police and armies alike. Most perilous are the unconscious sympathies directing you to preserve your enemy intact because the enemy is your justification for existence.

The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change.

Intelligence takes chances with limited data in an arena where mistakes are not only possible but also necessary.

What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.

When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.

Journalism is the entertainment business.