You have to take the long view. First, when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, man has already progressed to the point where a commandment against cannibalism was no longer necessary. And, second, it's like pissing on a boulder. For the first few thousand years, you don't see any effect. But after that, you start to see a definite impact.

History is a tragedy, not a morality tale.

The arms race is based on an optimistic view of technology and a pessimistic view of man. It assumes there is no limit to the ingenuity of science and no limit to the deviltry of human beings.

The only thing God didn't do to Job was give him a computer.

Rich people march on Washington every day.

When war comes, reason is regarded as treason.

All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.