Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"An unsolvable but urgent problem may produce in a society, as in an individual, an uncontrollable emotional tantrum, an emotional denial of the problem's existence, or purposeful research for a solution. In olden days, the first reaction produced mass-tantrums then called "wars." The second produced dogmatic ideologies. The third produced modern civilization. All three reactions still appear in individuals. If the first two should return to societies, as such ..." -- Fitzgerald, The Practice of Thinking (actually from "Ribbon in the Sky", by Murray Leinster (in Med Ship, Baen Books, 2002, ISBN: 0-7434-3555-9; first published in Astounding, October 1957, and later reissued as part of S.O.S. From Three Worlds))