“You have an evil mind!” “And this is a bad thing how, exactly?” — Charles Stross

You know there’s no advantage to be gained by murdering idiots—it doesn’t teach the idiot anything and it might give onlookers the idea that you take them seriously.

I’m not going to make the mistake of appealing to your patriotism: It’s a deflating currency these days, and an ambiguous one. But I would like to put a word in for ethics, fair play, and enlightened self-interest.

Never trust a man who thinks his religion gives him all the answers.