“You no longer have much in the way of knowing what to do in a big, epic novel about the future, because nobody knows what the hell is going to happen.” KnowsWayBigsHappensNovelHellKnowingEpicNobody KnowsKnowing What To Do Author:Jerry Pournelle
“As a means of subsidizing lawyers the present nuclear regulation system is well designed - but is there not perhaps a cheaper way of rewarding legal diligence? It would probably be cheaper to give each law school graduate a guaranteed salary of $50,000 a year on the condition that he (or she) not practice law.” WayGivingYearsWellsMeanGovernmentSchoolLawPracticeConditionsLawyerNuclearGraduatesRegulationSalaryDiligenceCheaperLaw School Author:Jerry Pournelle
“Unrestricted laissez faire capitalism allocates resources in a most efficient way to satisfy human wants without regard to the rationality or morality of those desires.” WayWantHumansPoliticalDesirePoliticsMoralityCapitalismResourcesRegardEfficientRationalityLaissez FaireLaissez Faire Capitalism Author:Jerry Pournelle
“The American way of war is to build an army, then another, then a third, while building fleets. If the war is still on at that point we smash.” IfsWayStillsWarBuildingThirdsArmy Author:Jerry Pournelle
