But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and (so far) the ability, against all competition. Unless one accepts that, anything one says about morals, war, politics, you name it, is nonsense. Correct morals arise from knowing what man is, not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be. The Universe will let us know - later - whether or not Man has any "right" to expand through it.

Learning . . . is - also an end in itself.

That old saw about the early bird just proves that the worm should have stayed in bed.

You don’t pay back, you pay forward.

It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws.

Reason is poor propaganda when opposed by the yammering, unceasing lies of shrewd and evil and self-serving men.

The best things in history are accomplished by people who get tired of being shoved around.