Men can be brilliant and strong, they whispered to one another. But men can be mad, as well. And the mad ones can ruin the world.
Women, you must judge them . . .
Never again can things be allowed to reach this pass, they said to one another as they thought of the sacrifice the Scouts had made.
Never again can we let the age-old fight go on between good and bad men alone.
Women, you must share responsibility . . . and bring your own talents into the
struggle . . .
And always remember, the moral concluded: Even the best men--the heroes--will sometimes neglect to do their jobs.
Women, you must remind them, from time to time . . .
I regret having been the bearer of ambiguous tidings.
David BrinCultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment.
David BrinMots clés culture enlightenment
Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generalizations are true—in average. What often does promote evil behavior is the lazy, nasty habit of believing that generalizations have anything at all to do with individuals.
David BrinMots clés evil stereotypes individual individuals generalizations averages
... science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not.
David BrinMots clés science philosophy superstition beliefs
The propensity of Earthlings to get into trouble, and to learn thereby, was the reason my owners agreed to this mad venture – although no one expected such a chain of unusual calamities as befell this ship. Your talents were underrated.
David BrinMots clés humor humanity human-nature
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