Even a fool could see that one didn't need a war, nuclear or otherwise, to destroy oneself; the rising cost of weaponry could do that quite nicely.
Stanislaw LemThe horse respects and obeys man because its large eyes magnify everything, so man appears much larger than the horse itself.
Stanislaw LemThe first 90% of the job takes 90% of the time. The remaining 10% of the job requires another 90% of the time. The first condition of immortality is death.
Stanislaw Lem