Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of humanity doesn't change.

Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

Sound is the vocabulary of nature.

The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out of barbarity, a renaissance.

It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us that atomic energy is extraordinarily dangerous.