A Scientist May Not Be Sure Of

It Is A Surprising Fact That Those Who Object Most Violently To The Manipulation Of Behaviour Nevertheless Make The Most Vigorous Effort To Manipulate Minds.

No Theory Changes What It Is A Theory About. Nothing Is Changed Because We Look At It, Talk About It, Or Analyze It In A New Way. Keats Drank Confusion To Newton For Analyzing The Rainbow, But The Rainbow Remained As Beautiful As Ever And Became For Many Even More Beautiful. Man Has Not Changed Because We Look At Him, Talk About Him, And Analyze Him Scientifically. ... What Does Change Is Our Chance Of Doing Something About The Subject Of A Theory. Newton's Analysis Of The Light In A Rainbow Was A Step In The Direction Of The Laser.

I Will Be Dead In A Few Months. But It Hasn't Given Me The Slightest Anxiety Or Worry. I Always Knew I Was Going To Die.

Behavior Is Determined By Its Consequences.

To Require A Citizen To Sign A Loyalty Oath Is To Destroy Some Of The Loyalty He Could Otherwise Claim, Since Any Subsequent Loyal Behavior May Then Be Attributed To The Oath.