I'm Not So Sure He's Mad, Father.

Soon The Sun Will Set'- Is That Prophecy? No, It's Merely An Assertion Of Faith In The Consistency Of Events.

....to Abuse The Intellect For Reasons Of Pride, Vanity, Or Escape From Responsibility, Is The Fruit Of That Same Tree.

That's Where All Of Us Are Standing Now, He Thought. On The Fat Kindling Of Past Sins.

The Captain Looked Defensive. "you Regard Our Customs As Primitive?"every Society To Its Own Tastes, Captain. The Wisdom Of One Society Would Be Folly For Another. Who Is Qualified To Judge? Only The Universe, Which Passes The Judgment Of Survival On All Peoples.

Men Must Fumble Awhile With Error To Separate It From Truth, I Think- As Long As They Don't Seize The Error Hungrily Because It Has A Pleasanter Taste.