"I shall choose friends among men,
but neither slaves nor masters.

And I shall choose only such as please me,
And them shall I love and respect,
but neither command nor obey.

And we shall join our hands when we wish,
or walk alone when we so desire."

Random Thoughts: "When any government . . . undertakes to say to its subjects, `This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know,` the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives.

Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked;

contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything--you can`t conquer a free man;

... the most you can do is kill him."

- Robert A. Heinlein, If This Goes On...




"Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth,
..more than ruin, more even than death.

Thought is subversive and revolutionary,
.. destructive and terrible,
..thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit.

Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid.

Thought is great and swift and free,
.. the light of the world,
.. and the chief glory of man.

Most people would rather die than think;
....in fact, they do. "

- Bertrand Russell


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