Amendment Quote by David Gerrold
“I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Star Trek: The Original Series, 1978
Dangerous tools should be kept from the incompetent; even harmless ones can cause harm if misused.
In simple terms: Keep powerful things away from the unqualified.
Key Takeaway
Restrict access to dangerous items.
Themes
responsibility
technology
competence
Mood
cautious
serious
Type
ethical
practical
When to use this quote
- workplace safety
- policy making
- education
- personal decisions
Key Concepts
risk management
ethical stewardship
Questions to Reflect On
- Who decides what is dangerous?
- How can we balance access and safety?
A Different Perspective
Even harmless objects can be misused without proper guidance.
![“the ordinary man's experience is chaotic, irregular, fragmentary. [He] falls in love or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter, or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes” quote by T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18e/t-s-eliot-633_art_the-ordinary-man-s-experience-is-chaotic_93688.jpg)
