That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets.
The best brains of the Nation may be found on the last benches of the Classroom
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.
Writing my own novels in the ’90s…I never imagined that in ten years, science and rationality would require explanation and defense in a world rocked and ruled by religious fervor.
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.
Worse than any severe mental illness, is the illness of bigotry.