Here lies a toppled god.
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.
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All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.
Frank HerbertTag: power suffer problem governments attract pathological-personalities recurring
When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.
Frank HerbertI am a leg of the death tripod that will destroy our foes.
Frank HerbertTag: humor science-fiction
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Fear is the mind-killer.
Frank HerbertTag: fear serenity panic 1965 litany
You see, gentlemen, they have something to die for. They've discovered they're a people. They're awakening.
Frank HerbertTag: revolution awakening
Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.
Frank HerbertTag: bravery civilisation law cowardice
Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?
Frank HerbertTag: bureaucracy innovation
Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness.
Frank HerbertTechnology tends toward avoidance of risks by investors. Uncertainty is ruled out if possible. People generally prefer the predictable. Few recognize how destructive this can be, how it imposes severe limits on variability and thus makes whole populations fatally vulnerable to the shocking ways our universe can throw the dice.
Frank HerbertTag: technology chance uncertainty
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