" Just because you’re a member of an ethnic minority, it doesn’t mean you can’t be a small-minded bastard." - Capt. Samuel Vimes (Terry Pratchett)

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety - Benjamin Franklin

The enemy of my enemy is mein freund für mein kampf. Realpolitik can be a right bugger.

Our Sun is a second- or third-generation star. All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff. - Carl Sagan