I am not the kind of person I want to be.
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.
It's easier to be terrified by an enemy you admire.
When strangers meet, great allowance should be made for differences of custom and training.
A human being can stand any amount of pain.
Beaurocracy destroys initiative.