Don’t win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room.

The worst thing about the fantasies of the mentally ill is that they're so damned consistent. They never let up. They never give you any rest.

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain the global order that allows democracy and prosperity to flourish.

Every day people judge all other people. The question is whether they judge wisely.

The difference between raman and varelse is not in the creature judged, but in the creature judging. When we declare an alien species to be raman, it does not mean that they have passed a threshold of moral maturity. It means that we have.

If you listen very carefully, you can hear the good fairy come in the night and leave our assignment for tomorrow.

Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.