Mutually Assured Destruction, MAD, works only as long as it works; it does not know what to do if deterrence fails, for it envisions no defensive capabilities. A deterrent works until it is needed; then one needs defenses.
In any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who wor… - Jerry Pournelle
In any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who wor…
- Jerry Pournelle
A Dark Age is not just a period in which people no longer know how to do things. The real key is that people no longer remember that certain things c… - Jerry Pournelle
A Dark Age is not just a period in which people no longer know how to do things. The real key is that people no longer remember that certain things c…
That which does not kill me, has made a grave tactical error. - Jerry Pournelle
That which does not kill me, has made a grave tactical error.
One of the things we must be able to agree to is to lose an election and not take to the streets. - Jerry Pournelle
One of the things we must be able to agree to is to lose an election and not take to the streets.
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control, and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucra… - Jerry Pournelle
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control, and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucra…
Freedom is not free. It is bought at a high price. It can be squandered cheaply. - Jerry Pournelle
Freedom is not free. It is bought at a high price. It can be squandered cheaply.
Freedom is not free. Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free. - Jerry Pournelle
Freedom is not free. Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.
We have for years been building a society in which everybody plunders everybody, and while we are weary of being plundered, we enjoy the plunder. - Jerry Pournelle
We have for years been building a society in which everybody plunders everybody, and while we are weary of being plundered, we enjoy the plunder.
Bureaucracies are progressive. meaning they have a burning fear that someone. somewhere, is doing something without permission. - Jerry Pournelle
Bureaucracies are progressive. meaning they have a burning fear that someone. somewhere, is doing something without permission.
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