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A review by qudsiramiz
Jingo by Terry Pratchett
4.0
"Imprisoned in the priceless inquiring amber of Leonard's massive mind, underneath all that bright investigative genius, was a kind of wilful innocence that might in a lesser man be called stupidity. It was the seat and soul of that force which down the millennia had caused mankind to stick it's finger in the electric light socket of the universe and play with the switch to see what happens. And then be very surprised when it did."
"If you would seek peace, prepare for war!"
"Night poured over the desert. It came suddenly, in purple. In the clear air, the stars drilled down out of the sky, reminding any thoughtful watcher that it is in the deserts and high places that religions are generated. When men see nothing but bottomless infinity over their heads they have always had a driving and desperate urge to find someone to put in the way."
"If you would seek peace, prepare for war!"
"Night poured over the desert. It came suddenly, in purple. In the clear air, the stars drilled down out of the sky, reminding any thoughtful watcher that it is in the deserts and high places that religions are generated. When men see nothing but bottomless infinity over their heads they have always had a driving and desperate urge to find someone to put in the way."