There are few professions whose primary objective is to advance the cause of humanity rather than simply to make money or accrue power. Among this limited group of humanitarians I would number teachers, nurses, bookstore owners, and bartenders.
Put the money into schools. Rational ones that train young minds to think, to demand that persons in authority show the evidence for the ideas they p… - Jack Mcdevitt
Put the money into schools. Rational ones that train young minds to think, to demand that persons in authority show the evidence for the ideas they p…
- Jack Mcdevitt
The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism. - Jack Mcdevitt
The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.
Universal deities ... never seem to smile. Not in any culture. What's the point of having omnipotence if you don't enjoy it? - Jack Mcdevitt
Universal deities ... never seem to smile. Not in any culture. What's the point of having omnipotence if you don't enjoy it?
The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders. - Jack Mcdevitt
The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders.
Life is a walk in the fog. Most people don't know that. They're fooled by the sunlight into thinking they can see what's ahead. But it's the reason t… - Jack Mcdevitt
Life is a walk in the fog. Most people don't know that. They're fooled by the sunlight into thinking they can see what's ahead. But it's the reason t…
It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conviction, the notion that one cannot be wrong, that opposing views are necessarily invalid a… - Jack Mcdevitt
It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conviction, the notion that one cannot be wrong, that opposing views are necessarily invalid a…
People who wear their religion on their sleeves talk a lot about going to Sunday school, reading the Bible, and doing good works. And I suppose there… - Jack Mcdevitt
People who wear their religion on their sleeves talk a lot about going to Sunday school, reading the Bible, and doing good works. And I suppose there…
Idiots are not responsible for what they do. The real guilt falls on rational people who sit on their hands while morons run wild. You can opt out if… - Jack Mcdevitt
Idiots are not responsible for what they do. The real guilt falls on rational people who sit on their hands while morons run wild. You can opt out if…
Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a gratifying view, but … - Jack Mcdevitt
Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a gratifying view, but …
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