It was better to imagine a sacrifice being for something. - David Brin

... science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not.

I thought they were very good at what they did.
Of course they were good! Brill glanced sharply. The issue is what one chooses to be good at. The arts are fine, for hobbies. I play six instruments, myself. But they pose no great challenge to a mature mind.

As in elections, the law pretended universal rights, while securing the interests of powerful houses.