Are you trying to tell all of us we have a bad signal-to-noise ratio?

Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.

I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be - instead of the tawdry, lousy fouled-up mess it is.

A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a very polite community.

People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.

Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer.

'Savage' describes a cultural condition, not a degree of intelligence.