... Once You Get Up Steam, You

The Next War... May Well Bury Western Civilization Forever.

And Keep As Few Things As Possible, So That You Don't Have To Fear For Them. Give Them Up Without A Struggle-because Otherwise The Humiliation Will Poison Your Heart. They Will Take Them Away From You In A Fight, And Trying To Hold Onto Your Property Will Only Leave You With A Bloodied Mouth ... But By Owning Things And Trembling About Their Fate Aren't You Forfeiting The Rare Opportunity Of Observing And Understanding?

How Quickly A Zek (a Prisoner) Gets Cheeky-or, Putting It In Literary Language, How Quickly A Man's Requirements Grow.

The One Who Doesn't Pull His Weight Is Not Asked To Pull, While The One Who Does, Pulls For Two.

A State Of War Only Serves As An Excuse For Domestic Tyranny.