... wow
"The only sovereign I
can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what
exists, exists; what is, is. From this irreducible, bedrock principle,
all knowledge is built. This is the foundation from wich life is
embraced. Resaon is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts, nor are
they a means to discovering them. Reason is our only way of grasping
reality--it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the
effort of thingking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the
penalty of the abyss we refuse to see." -- Richard Rahl (Terry Goodkind, Fath of the Fallen--book 6 of the Sword of Truth series.)