"Foundation and Empire" Quotes
The Foundation faces a formidable adversary as it seeks to preserve its influence in the galaxy.
science fiction | 256 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The power of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure.
There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at.
The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought. It is dictated by a rising bureaucracy, a receding initiative, a freezing of caste, a damming of curiosity—a hundred other factors.
The people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty.
The fall of an empire is the inverse of its growth.
An atom-blaster is a good weapon, but it can point both ways.
The problem is not whether there is a God, but whether there is a man.
It is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
