" will we return to a state of miserable serfs ruled by a wealthy elite of religious and corporate royalty? Or will we take up the mantle of freedom and leadership that science gave us—the commitment to knowledge over the assertions of “but faith, or opinion” that led to the disquieting idea of equality in the face of uncertainty—an idea that became the foundation of democracy and unleashed the modern era? "

― Shawn Lawrence Otto , The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It