“If confirmed, it…would literally overturn most of the last 500 years of science and philosophy.”

“To paraphrase Robert Oppenheimer, it is the trespasser who has become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.”

“(The Parlements) functioned as a prototype for what became the independent judiciary and the federal court system in America.”

“Dr. Bot would handle patient in-take, conduct the initial interview…order appropriate tests, and offer a preliminary diagnosis…”

“Machiavelli became the Godfather of a pretty unsavory crime family…to which we all now belong!”

“Can anyone be an orthodox Roman Catholic and not believe in astrology?”

“Pilate could be the avatar of an entire class of folks in the post-industrial West, society’s so-called middle managers.”

“In our zeal to stretch the envelope of gnosis are we willing to put bios itself at risk…again?”

“While you and I don’t seem to have much in common, we both share a lot with the lowly fern.”

“The idea of a world like ours, but not like ours, yet somehow parallel to ours, pops up all through our species’ Intellectual History.”

“The true constitution of a nation begins where the absolute power of the Crown leaves off.”

“Buckle up! While your friends are lining up for a trip to Mars, you’re headed for Alpha Centauri…and beyond!”