“Politicians always seemed to be willing to sacrifice the general welfare to win votes.”
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 9 (p. 138)
Quotes from book
The Hercules Text
The Hercules Text is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It tells the story of a message of intelligent extraterrestrial origin received by SETI scientists. The Hercules Text was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1986.Science fiction author Michael Swanwick said, in an overview of McDevitt's work, "Jack's first novel, The Hercules Text, appeared in 1986 as an Ace Special, putting him in the august company of such luminaries as William Gibson, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Lucius Shepard. It was a good book."
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 10 Monitor (p. 162)
“Ah, Lord, if I doubt You, it is perhaps because You hide Yourself so well.”
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 4 (p. 63)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 12 (p. 194)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 7 (p. 105)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 2 (p. 19)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 14 (p. 209)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 15 (p. 224)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 3 (p. 37)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 2 (p. 30)
Source: The Hercules Text (1986), Chapter 9 (p. 132)
