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"Think of it as evolution in action."--Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle,
Oath of Fealty
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"F x S = k. The product of Freedom and Security is a constant. To gain more freedom of thought and/or action, you must give up some security, and vice-versa."--Larry Niven, Niven's Laws, in N-Space, p520
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"Ethics change with technology."--Larry Niven, Niven's Laws, in N-Space, p520
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"Any damn fool can predict the past. Military men are notorious for this."--Larry Niven, Niven's Laws, in N-Space, p520
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"There is no cause so right that you cannot find a fool following it."--Larry Niven, Niven's Laws, in N-Space, p520
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"The atom bomb was supposed to kill us all. I say it transformed us into a cave full of troglodytes, up to our knees in gasoline, armed with cigarette lighters. No option save learning the other man's grunts and clicks...The weapon of war creates the necessity for communication. The God of War becomes the symbol of peace."--Larry Niven & Steve Barnes, Dream Park: The Voodoo Game, p30
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"It's delightful being a scandal. Everyone should try it at least once."--Acacia Garcia, Dream Park: The Voodoo Game, p62,
Larry Niven & Steve Barnes
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"The ability to make a Universe does not presuppose moral superiority."--Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, Inferno
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"It's God I'm judging. If He can judge me, I claim the right to judge Him!...God keeps a private torture chamber...the God [I worship] will have to meet higher standards than that."--Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, Inferno
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