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The goal of government, you see,’ and the Arch Lector prodded at the air with his bony forefinger, ‘is to load the unhappiness onto those least able to make you suffer for it.’
“Desire brings the participants together. Data sets the limits of their dialogue. Doubt frames the questions.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“The mind imposes this framework which it calls ‘reality’. That arbitrary framework has a tendency to be quite independent of what your senses report.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“The working Planetologist has access to many resources, data, and projections. However, his most important tools are human beings. Only by cultivating ecological literacy among the people themselves can he save an entire planet. Pardot Kynes, The Case for Bela Tegeuse”
― House Atreides
― House Atreides
“The three legs of the agreement-tripod are desire, data and doubt. Accuracy and honesty have little to do with it.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“Any day could be the last of life or liberty, so small pleasures were always worth pursuing.”
― The Affair
― The Affair
Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
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