I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.
If I'm going to fly for more than twenty feet it's generally a good idea to get a stunt guy.
I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.

