"Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named . . . but a DYING culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot."
-- Robert Heinlein in Friday
"Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named . . . but a DYING culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot."
-- Robert Heinlein in Friday
If I had a whip, a pistol, and a cool hat, would I be able to rescue children from being slaves in a temple dedicated to ripping people's hearts out and sacrificing them to some dark god with the magical power of these oddly shapen stones with three stripes on them?
__________________ Our fate is sealed only when we accept it. -~Arxryl~-
Only with permission from the temple dedicated to ripping people's hearts out and sacrificing them to some dark god with the magical power of these oddly shapen stones with three stripes on them.