The Golden City Quotes

“Almost every important choice in our lives is really just an expression of hope.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Golden City

“When people decide that a certain way of faith is destined and inevitable, hatred and intolerance follow. Instead of saying, 'The Light is within you, choose the Light,' the message becomes 'Agree with our version of history or we'll kill you.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Golden City

“Never bow to the wicked. Never obey the command of someone who is unworthy.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Golden City

“The most significant challenge to stability is the perverse impulse toward freedom. You can’t control this desire for freedom entirely with threats and punishments; it’s more effective if you teach people to doubt the reality of their own perceptions. When the system is working correctly, they censor themselves.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Golden City