Artists Like Cats; Soldiers Like

No Matter How Old We Become, We Can Still Call Them 'holy Mother' And 'father' And Put A Child-like Trust In Them.

Under Crowded Conditions The Friendly Social Interactions Between Members Of A Group Become Reduced, And The Destructive And Aggressive Patterns Show A Marked Rise In Frequency And Intensity.

A True Bond Of Friendship Is Usually Only Possible Between People Of Roughly Equal Status. This Equality Is Demonstrated In Many Indirect Ways, But It Is Reinforced In Face-to-face Encounters By A Matching Of The Posture Of Relaxation Or Alertness.

The Idea That It Is Funny To See Wild Animals Coerced Into Acting Like Clumsy Humans, Or Thrilling To See Powerful Beasts Reduced To Cringing Cowards By A Whip-cracking Trainer, Is Primitive And Medieval. It Stems From The Old Idea That We Are Superior To Other Species And Have The Right To Hold Dominion Over Them.

We Are To Put It Mildly, In A Mess, And There Is A Strong Chance That We Shall Have Exterminated Ourselves By The End Of The Century. Our Only Consolation Will Be That As A Species, We Have Had An Exciting Term Of Office.