The lesson they took home with them was simple; it takes a full belly before a man or woman gives a tinker's damn about anything as large as a planet. (David Brin)

The lesson they took home with them was simple; it takes a full belly before a man or woman gives a tinker's damn about anything as large as a planet.

David Brin

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