“If people want consultative government, the price is increased complexity and delay in arriving at decisions. If they want speed of government, then they must accept a greater degree of authoritarianism. I suspect that the real answer is that most people prefer the latter so long, that is, as government's decisions conform with their own views.” PeopleIfsWantLongRealGovernmentDecisionAnswersViewsAcceptingGreaterDegreesSpeedComplexityLatterSuspectsConformDelayAuthoritarianismArrivingAuthoritarian Government Author:John James Cowperthwaite
“A cis-immunologist will sometimes speak to a trans-immunologist; but the latter rarely answers.” SometimesSpeakAnswersLatterTrans Author:Niels Kaj Jerne
“An officer should never speak ironically or sarcastically to an enlisted man, since the latter does not have a fair chance to answer back. The use of profanity and epithets comes under the same headings. The best argument for a man keeping his temper is that nobody else wants it; and when he voluntary throws it away, he loses a main prop to his own position.” MenWantShouldDoeUseSpeakLosesChanceAnswersPositionFairsArgumentLatterOfficersTemperHeadingsPropsProfanityEpithetEnlisted Author:Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall
“There is no question that if one were to ask whether we Americans are moving towards more liberty or more government control over our lives, the answer would unambiguously be the latter - more government control over our lives. We might have reached a point where the trend is irreversible and that is a true tragedy for if liberty is lost in America, it will be lost for all times and all places.” IfsGovernmentMightAmericaMovingAsksLostAnswersLibertyOur LivesTragedyAll TimeLatterTrendsIrreversible Author:Walter E. Williams