The only thing I ever want to hear at my funeral is "Look! It's moving!"
 
Now in a well-ordered republic it should never be necessary to resort to extra-constitutional measures; for although they may for the time be beneficial, yet the precedent is pernicious, for if the practice is once established of disregarding the laws for good objects, they will in a little while be disregarded under that pretext for evil purposes. Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian diplomat and philosopher, 'The Discourses', approx 1513
 
Many people would rather die than think. In fact, they do. Bertrand Russell