Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as the common enemy of humanity.

Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by inadequate thought.

Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author has the right to make a statement and to be heard.

I'm against ignorance. I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking. I'm against fashionable thinking. I am against the whole cliché of the moment.

In a world which is armed to its teeth with nuclear weapons, every quarrel or difference of opinion may lead to violence of a kind quite different from what is possible today.