Quotes from book

The Jewels of Aptor

Source: The Jewels of Aptor (1962), Chapter III (p. 29)

Source: The Jewels of Aptor (1962), Chapter IX (p. 108)

Source: The Jewels of Aptor (1962), Chapter X (p. 133)
Context: A lesson which history should have taught us thousands of years ago was finally driven home. No man can wield absolute power over other men and still retain his own mind. For no matter how good his intentions are when he takes up the power, his alternate reason is that freedom, the freedom of other people and ultimately his own, terrifies him. Only a man afraid of freedom would want this power, who could conceive of wielding it. And that fear of freedom will turn him into a slave of this power.

Source: The Jewels of Aptor (1962), Chapter X (p. 133)
Context: Dictators during the entire history of this planet have used similar techniques. By not letting the people of their country know what conditions existed outside their boundaries, they could get the people to fight to stay in those conditions. It was the old adage: Convince a slave that he’s free, and he will fight to maintain his slavery.

asked Iimmi.
“Better than in the light,” said Urson. “This way you can’t see how far you have to fall.”
Source: The Jewels of Aptor (1962), Chapter IX (p. 108)