Occupation: Author Birth: October 8, 1920 Death: February 11, 1986
Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces..
The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it..
The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself..
Technology is both a tool for helping humans and for destroying them. This is the paradox of our times which we're compelled to face..
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible..
Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!.
Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And a….
Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous..
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. Yo….
Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to th….
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over….
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty..
The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power struc….
Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and the….
The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience..
When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom ….
Always prepare secondary ways of dealing with problems..
The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria..
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities..
This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery..
When you think you know something: that is a most perfect barrier against learning..