3 December 2020 Tom Clancy There used to be this country called the Soviet Union it’s not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs.
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives.
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy The human condition today is better than it’s ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad?
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.
3 December 2020 Tom Clancy Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.