When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. – Plato
Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that weve always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us. – Stephen King
In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind. – Kenichi Fukui
I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they cant afford to take legal action against them. – Elton John