It's easier to be terrified by an enemy you admire.
Frank HerbertAll of history is a malleable instrument in my hands. Ohhh, I have accumulated all of these pasts and I possess every fact—yet the facts are mine to use as I will and, even using them truthfully, I change them.
Frank HerbertFor what do you hunger, Lord?” Moneo ventured.
“For a humankind which can make truly long-term decisions. Do you know the key to that ability, Moneo?”
“You have said it many times, Lord. It is the ability to change your mind.
Tags: decisions
There has never been a truly selfless rebel, just hypocrites—conscious hypocrites or unconscious hypocrites, it’s all the same.
Frank HerbertTags: hypocrites
Chance is the nature of our universe. […] madness represents a chaotic reservoir of surprises. Some surprises can be valuable.
Frank HerbertBeware of the truth, gentle Sister. Although much sought after, truth can be dangerous to the seeker. Myths and reassuring lies are much easier to find and believe. If you find a truth, even a temporary one, it can demand that you make painful changes. Conceal your truths within words. Natural ambiguity will protect you then.
Frank HerbertTags: truth
Enemies strengthen you. Allies weaken.
Frank HerbertTags: enemies-and-opposition
In the wrong hands,” Leto said, “monolithic centralized power is a dangerous and volatile instrument.” - “And your hands are the right ones?
Frank HerbertTags: power
Why is it that foolishness repeats itself with such monotonous precision?
Frank HerbertTags: foolishness
Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They’re a kind of job insurance.
Frank HerbertTags: punishment
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