Kage Baker Quote

Why did I never understand...
That it was vanity? I said.
Mm, but so much worse... Delusion. Because, the thing is—human progress begins, not with one lone man with a weapon, however heroic. Nor with subtle governments, be they never so altruistic. It begins with a man and his wife in bed... and... how could I ever hope to govern humanity, without having been even that human?

Chapter 12, Section 1 Three Months: Extract from the Journal of the Botanist Mendoza: Monsters and Ice Cream (p. 156) - The Sons of Heaven (2007)

Why did I never understand... That it was vanity? I said. Mm, but so much worse... Delusion. Because, the thing is—human progress begins, not with...

Why did I never understand... That it was vanity? I said. Mm, but so much worse... Delusion. Because, the thing is—human progress begins, not with...

Why did I never understand... That it was vanity? I said. Mm, but so much worse... Delusion. Because, the thing is—human progress begins, not with...

Why did I never understand... That it was vanity? I said. Mm, but so much worse... Delusion. Because, the thing is—human progress begins, not with...