"Beware of the leader who bangs the the drums of war in order to
whip the citizenry into patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a
double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the
mind... And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the
blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no
need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused
with fear and blinded with patriotism, will offer up all the their rights
unto the leader, and gladly do so. How do I know? For that is what I have
done. And I am Caesar." -- William Shakespeare
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Dave Carpenter

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke