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.
Herman KahnI'm against ignorance. I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking. I'm against fashionable thinking. I am against the whole clichรฉ of the moment.
Herman KahnClearly, the first task is to gain acceptance of a more reasonable view of the future, one that opens possibilities rather than forecloses them.
Herman Kahn