There’s nothing like a little slavery to make a man appreciate even a modest portion of freedom. — Keith Laumer

Foster shook his head. “The inherent inertia of the human mind,” he said. “How it fights to resist new ideas.”

I’m arguing with myself and I can’t tell who’s winning.

I know; you don’t consider it impossible. That’s the trouble with you; you don’t consider anything impossible. It would make life a lot easier for me if you’d let me rule out a few items—like leprechauns who hang out at Stonehenge.