One Of Life's Joys Was To Have

Alas, Criticism Has Always Been What Human Beings, Especially Leaders, Most Hate To Hear.

Self-awareness Is Probably Overrated. A Complex, Self-regulating System Doesn't Need It In Order To Be Successful, Or Even Smart.

Ideologies Are Too Seductive Anyway. It Does A Man Good To See Things From A Different Point Of View.

Gaia Spins On, Silently Contemplating What It Means To Be Born Into A Sarcastic Universe.

In All Of History, We Have Found Just One Cure For Error—a Partial Antidote Against Making And Repeating Grand, Foolish Mistakes, A Remedy Against Self-deception. That Antidote Is Criticism.