Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society."Otto Harkaman
He wasn't the Sword-Worlds, any more than I am Marduk, and I'm sick of hearing people say, 'What Marduk needs'Lucas Trask
The Federation citizen had become a potential enemy; now letting him land was the same thing as admitting an enemy.H. Beam Piper
The Sword-Worlds are finished. We'll be lucky if, ten centuries from now, we have even some kind of civilization again.Lucas Trask
The thing to do is start a new civilization outside the Sword-World area. A civilization without the technological and social handicaps that have been holding us backLucas Trask
The meek shall inherit the Earth; the rest of us, the Universe.Lucas Trask
Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.Otto Harkaman
Nemesis, or the Outlier of the Outer Banks as Kirk Dunnan called himH. Beam Piper
Trade was the magic that made wealth, and wealth was the shield against mischance.H. Beam Piper
The Space Vikings were the adventurers and freebooters of the old Federation.H. Beam Piper