Money equals power; power makes the law; and law makes government.
It was a mistake to speak one's mind at any time, unless it perfectly matched your political purpose; and it never did.
It's too bad we only had the courage to live our lives fully in dreams.
What kind of Dv would it take to escape history, to escape an inertia that powerful, and carve a new course? The hardest part is leaving Earth behind.
In the beginning was the dream, and the work of disenchantment never ends.
We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.