“Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbour of humanity's great aspirations”
“Man is not a ship in harbour; Earth is not a ship in harbour; even Universe is not a ship in harbour! No safe harbour for anything exists!”
“Come closer, Kurokuma. It's quite safe.'Horace shuffled closer to the edge...'Quite safe, my foot,' he muttered to himself. 'And what's this Kurokuma you keep calling me?''It's a term of great respect,' Shigeru told him.'Great respect,' Shukin echoed.”
“It was a huge comfort to have a person who'd keep you honest with yourself and who also gave you safe harbour.”
“The great museums may harbour the conscience for the natural world, not merely provide its catalogue.”
“The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual.”