Would you define Good for me, Citizen Abbot?
Certainly. Good is that force within us which inspires men to acts of conformity and subservience. The worship of Good is essentially the worship of oneself, and therefore the only true worship. The self which one worships is the ideal social being: the man content in his niche in society, yet ready to creatively advance his status. Good is gentle, since it is a true reflection of the loving and pitying universe. Good is continually changing in its aspects, although it comes to us in the... You have a strange look on your face, young man.
I'm sorry, Citizen Abbot. I believe I heard that sermon, or one very much like it.


Chapter 27 (p. 115) - The Status Civilization (1960)

Robert Sheckley Quotes

Would you define Good for me, Citizen Abbot? Certainly. Good is that force within us which inspires men to acts of conformity and subservience. The...

Would you define Good for me, Citizen Abbot? Certainly. Good is that force within us which inspires men to acts of conformity and subservience. The...

Would you define Good for me, Citizen Abbot? Certainly. Good is that force within us which inspires men to acts of conformity and subservience. The...

Would you define Good for me, Citizen Abbot? Certainly. Good is that force within us which inspires men to acts of conformity and subservience. The...