“It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms.”
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With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.
I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too.
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, 'Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing.'