We Russians have learned to fear anarchy above all else. We would rather have tyranny than it. Hanno, you do… — Poul Anderson
We Russians have learned to fear anarchy above all else. We would rather have tyranny than it. Hanno, you do wrong to look on people’s republics, strong governments of every kind, as always evil. Freedom is perhaps better, but chaos is worse.
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It would annoy me less that we’re heading into a new puritanical era if the puritanism concerned itself about things that matter.
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Are you happy?
Your question is meaningless. I am occupied. I participate in operations, I am one with the accomplishments.
p. 426
I have learned much in two thousand years, but nothing about any gods, except that they too, arise, change, age, and die. Whatever there is beyond the universe, if anything, I doubt it concerns itself with us.
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