In every instance, the attempt to establish utopia has been instead the opening of a door to misery and murder. This should be kept firmly in mind when confronted with any scheme whose aim is the perfection Man or the construction of an ideal society. Visions of a state of organization or being which can never be achieved due to human nature or the nature of reality itself lead inevitably to chaos, violence, destruction, and death.
— Pavel Navarro, MATA Administrator, 2048-2060
Category: Pavel Navarro Quotes
Pavel Navarro on the Right Side of History
When you believe that you are on the ‘right side of history’, you can justify absolutely anything that you find necessary to do to those who stand in your way – or who merely disagree with you. That is in fact the primary, perhaps only reason for believing history has a ‘right’ side.
— Pavel Navarro
Pavel Navarro on Justice
Reciprocity and forgiveness are essential to true justice. If you demand unfair rules against others now as compensation for unfair conditions that worked against you in the past, you’re not motivated by a desire for justice, or equality, so much as a crude malice.
— Pavel Navarro