Nick

“Society gained more by not placing excessive power in the hands of mediocre politicians than it lost by limiting the power of great heroes and statesmen who might or might not appear once every few centuries.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Endurance

“Two things are essential for getting people to trust in the system: fair courts and equally fair taxation. Just these two.” In”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Endurance

“I had not realized how much anger I held against my heart for all the people who use others as nothing more than tools to build a house for themselves, who wrap chains around others and then claim they have the right and even the obligation to do so.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“I’m frightened all the time, yet I can’t wish myself elsewhere.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Penric’s Mission