Killing With The Point Lacks Artistry, But

My Father Once Told Me That Respect For Truth Comes Close To Being The Basis For All Morality. 'something Cannot Emerge From Nothing,' He Said. This Is Profound Thinking If You Understand How Unstable 'the Truth' Can Be.

Justice Belongs To Those Who Claim It, But Let The Claimant Beware Lest He Create New Injustice By His Claim And Thus Set The Bloody Pendulum Of Revenge Into Its Inexorable Motion

A Leader Is One Of The Things That Distinguishes A Mob From A People. He Maintains The Level Of Individuals. Too Few Individuals And A People Reverts To A Mob.

The Mistakes (of Leaders) Are Amplified By The Numbers Who Follow Them Without Question. Charismatic Leaders Tend To Build Up Followings, Power Structures And These Power Structures Tend To Be Taken Over By People Who Are Corruptible. I Don't Think That The Old Saw About 'power Corrupts And Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely' Is Accurate: I Think Power Attracts The Corruptible.

Chance Is The Nature Of Our Universe. [...] Madness Represents A Chaotic Reservoir Of Surprises. Some Surprises Can Be Valuable.