Sane, normal people don't need power trips. So the lunatics end up in charge of everything.
James P. HoganKids don't have ruts yet that adults have carved into their minds. They're born logical. Crooked thinking has to be taught.
James P. HoganThe fact that some religious fanatics might support a theory doesn't invalidate it, anymore than the concurrence of UFO abduction cults invalidates the notion of extra-terrestrial life.
James P. HoganOn Earth they've forgotten how to make everything except money. But what good is it, if there's nothing worthwhile left to buy?
James P. HoganThe personal qualities necessary for attaining office are practically the opposite of those demanded by the office itself. The trouble with the damn system is that it selects for the skills needed to get elected, and nothing else. A test that you can only pass by cheating can't possibly select honest people.
James P. Hogan