# Quote — James S. A. Corey, Nemesis Games

> “Panicking people for no reason—”
>
> “Panicking at this point isn’t unreasonable,” Monica said. “And deciding for people what they should get to know so they do what you think they should do? That isn’t how the good guys act, and you know it. It’s paternalistic, it’s condescending, and it’s beneath you. Maybe not them, The political movers and shakers. But it’s beneath you.”

- Author: [James S. A. Corey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey.md)
- Book: [Nemesis Games](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games.md)
- Page: 350
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_S._A._Corey#Nemesis_Games_(2015)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/panicking-people-for

## More from this book

> Thing about civilization, it’s what keeps people civil. You get rid of one, you can’t count on the other.

p. 316 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/thing-about-civilization.md)

> In order to be heard by the oppressing class, one must speak as a member of it. Not only the language, but the diction. The accusation of tyranny, however well-founded in fact, is dismissed unless it is delivered in the manner that power recognizes as powerful.

p. 223 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/in-order-to-be-heard.md)

> She grinned to herself. Safe. That sounded like a good plan. She should try that for a change.

p. 450 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/she-grinned-to-herself.md)