Alex

“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.”
― Larry Niven, Ringworld

“The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.”
― Carl Sagan