The Peacekeepers had a tradition that every problem had a solution. It was a nice slogan. Wasn't true, but it sounded good.

Katie commented that Americans had lost the ability to enjoy themselves. "We watch television," Dave said.

All of the important things ... will turn out to be universally shared. It's why there will be no true aliens.

So we have progressed to the point where we can move politicians around faster than light. I'm not sure I see the advantage.

Truth, beaten down, may well rise again. But there's a reason it gets beaten down. Usually, we don't like it very much.

Lies hold civilization together. If people ever seriously begin telling each other what they really think, there'd be no peace. Good-bye to tact. Good-bye to being polite. Good-bye to showing tolerance for other people's buffooneries. The fact that we claim to admire Truth is probably the biggest lie of all. But that's part of the charade, part of what makes us human, and we do not even think about it. In effect, we lie to ourselves. Lies are only despicable when they betray a trust.

Don't assume that a species is intelligent because it produces intelligent individuals.