“Philosophical systems have a habit of collapsing under the scrutiny of the next malcontent to come along.”

“There is a vast mythology surrounding meat, but all the myths are in one way or another related to what I refer to as the Three Ns of Justification: eating meat is normal, natural, and necessary. The Three Ns have been invoked to justify all exploitative systems, from African slavery to the Nazi Holocaust. When an ideology is in its prime, these myths rarely come under scrutiny. However, when the system finally collapses, the Three Ns are recognized as ludicrous.”

“Just when we think we have a system, ...the system collapses. Just when we know our way around, we get lost. Just when we think we know what's coming next, everything changes.”

“Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur.”

“For under scrutiny you will find that even an open book can have a surprise scribbled in its margins.”

“I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.”