Matthew

“The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought. It is dictated by a rising bureaucracy, a receding initiative, a freezing of caste, a damming of curiosity—a hundred other factors. It has been going on, as I have said, for centuries, and it is too majestic and massive a movement to stop.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

“Correct morals arise from knowing what Man is—not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

“We need to resist becoming moral stamp collectors. We need to be strong enough to let things go.”
― Gordon Marino, The Existentialist's Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age

“The greatest inhumanity that can be ascribed to men is having an opportunity for doing good to others and doing nothing. The serious sin is not always one of commission, but omission.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Walk with God