“Who can we trust with a monopoly of the planet killer weapons and unlimited powers of inspection and arrest? Why, a country big and modern enough to make peace-keeping a major industry; but not big enough to conquer anyone else or force its will on anyone without the support of a majority of nations; and reasonably well thought of by everyone. In short, Sweden.”
Poul Anderson was an American science fiction author known for his rich imagination and profound insights into science fiction. His works span a wide range of genres from space opera to hard science fiction, having a profound impact on the development of science fiction literature. more
“Two things have always ruptured up and through hegemony: art and bodies.”
“The hegemony of what was real had been altered, or broken, forever.”