“It is a mistake,” he said, “to suppose that the public wants the environment protected or their lives saved and that they will be grateful to any idealist who will fight for such ends. What the public wants is their own individual comfort.”
This novel delves into the complexities of interstellar diplomacy and the moral quandaries faced by humanity when confronted with advanced alien civilizations. more
Isaac Asimov, born on January 2, 1920 in Poland and died on April 6, 1992 in the United States, was a renowned American science fiction author, science writer, and literary critic, known as the 'Father of Science Fiction'. His works covered a wide range of science fiction themes, including robots, space exploration, and time travel, and had a profound impact on science fiction literature and the popularization of science. more
“Everybody put on masks, including you and me. We all wear masks.”
“By all means, become an abomination--but only while unhinged by grief or wrath.”
“We should expose whatever ends are harmful and whatever ideas are false, and not confuse the two.”