The Gamers are so out of touch with reality that they were never considered a serious threat. - Larry Niven

The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.

Nuclear is the safest power source we’ve got—with two exceptions, neither of which is being built. If some folk are terrified of unseen death by radiation, then let ’em deal with their own neuroses, instead of forcing us to stop building the atomic plants.

"From afar he saw what Speaker was doing, and he called "Hold it! That's not necessary." Speaker had drawn the modified digging tool. He said, "Does it have to be necessary?