To be a god can ultimately become boring and degrading. There'd be reason enough for the invention of free will! A god might wish to escape into sleep and be alive only in the unconscious projections of his dream-creatures.

There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers. Nothing. Nothing can be done.

Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces.

It must certainly be more dangerous to live in ignorance than to live with knowledge.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories.