Remember this: once the human race is established on more than one planet and especially, in more than one solar system, there is no way now imaginable to kill off the human race.

You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.

Stinky says women should be obscene but not heard.

A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.

On two subjects the overwhelming majority of people regarded their own opinions as Absolute Truth, and sincerely believed that anyone who disagreed with them was immoral, outrageous, sinful, sacrilegious, offensive, intolerable, stupid, illogical, treasonable, actionable, against the public interest, ridiculous, and obscene. The two subjects were (of course) sex and religion.

The most expensive thing in the world is a second-best military establishment, good but not good enough to win.

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.