David Brin Quotes

There was one exception to the rule that all our foes have committed the Decadence Assumption. Ho Chi Minh never underestimated America. His avowed hero was George Washington and he remained in awe...

David Brin

"A rant about stupidity... and the coming civil war..." at Contrary Brin - 4 October 2009

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The Union will awaken. It always has. We always will.

David Brin

"A rant about stupidity... and the coming civil war..." at Contrary Brin - 4 October 2009

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Step back for a minute and note an important piece of psychohistory - that every generation of Americans faced adversaries who called us "decadent cowards and pleasure-seeking sybarites, devoid of...

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"A rant about stupidity... and the coming civil war..." at Contrary Brin - 4 October 2009

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This is not about classic left-vs-right anymore. As if that metaphor ever held cogent meaning. Not when every measure of national health that conservatives ought to care about - from budget balancing...

David Brin

"A rant about stupidity... and the coming civil war..." at Contrary Brin - 4 October 2009

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I've long felt that the best minds of the right had useful things to contribute to a national conversation - even if their overall habit of resistance to change proved wrongheaded, more often than...

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"A rant about stupidity... and the coming civil war..." at Contrary Brin - 4 October 2009

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Every marvel of our age arose out of the critical give and take of an open society. No other civilization ever managed to incorporate this crucial innovation, weaving it into daily life. And if you...

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Orbit interview - 2002 - Interview online at SFFWorld - 19 July 2002

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I maintain contacts with researchers in dozens of fields, both for fun and to keep up. In fact, any well-read citizen can stay reasonably current nowadays, by reading any of the popular science...

David Brin

Orbit interview - 2002 - Interview online at SFFWorld - 19 July 2002

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Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.

David Brin

Orbit interview - 2002 - Interview online at SFFWorld - 19 July 2002

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I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.

David Brin

Orbit interview - 2002 - Interview online at SFFWorld - 19 July 2002

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We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it? Most fictional portrayals of life-extension...

David Brin

Orbit interview - 2002 - Interview online at SFFWorld - 19 July 2002

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