Isolate Quotes

“once votes are made public, those with power and marks can target councilors who oppose them, and the temptation becomes ever greater for each councilor to give in to either marks or popularity, if not both.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate

“there are other requirements for some jobs besides academic brilliance.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate

“We all fail at times. What we do after that is what matters.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate

“would claim that a councilor’s vote should always be personally public, which, in time, would destroy councilors’ rights to oppose their party without losing everything.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate

“a totally free press always becomes a tool of the wealthy and powerful, but a regulated press is only accurate and effective so long as the government isn’t perpetually dominated by one party.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate

“A totally unregulated press would just make the situation worse because sensational reports are like a drug. The more people get, the more they want.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate

“Some of them get a degree and think they’re immediately owed a higher-paying position. When they don’t get it, they think the system’s corrupt.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Isolate