John Twelve Hawks

The warrior uses the power of the brain to be deliberate and the power of the heart to be instinctive.

"When people decide that a certain way of faith is destined and inevitable, hatred and intolerance follow. Instead of saying, 'The Light is within you, choose the Light,' the message becomes 'Agree with our version of history or we'll kill you.”

At the training camp, I was told that doors always open for a man wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard.

There was no need to worry about religion or philosophy; the truth was determined by whoever was in power.

All the news stories were telling me to be frightened. All the commercials were telling me to buy things I didn´t need. The message was that people could only be passive victims or consumers.

The Grid still exists even if you don't see the lines.

It's all just fear and distraction. Fear will get people into our Virtual Panopticon and then we'll keep them happy. People will be free to take antidepressant drugs, go into debt, and stare at their television sets. Society might seem disorganized, but it will be very stable. Every few years we'll pick a different mannequin to give speeches from the White House Rose Garden.

Fear requires a desire to exist in the future.