Arnold Marmor, Not in the Script (1955)
“ You will write and direct every move that will convince the Martians we are backward, we are nothing, we are insignificant. They must be convinced our industry doesn't compare with theirs, our brains are childish to theirs, our leaders are weak and ineffectual, our weapons mere toys. ”
Arnold Marmor, Not in the Script (1955)
“ He took the receiver from Shratt and listened gravely.The captain watched the playwright put down the receiver. "Well?" he said.Barnes sat down, gulped noisily. "I'm listening.""We're going to have a visitor from the planet Mars. Now supposedly, they will be on a friendly mission. But that will not be so. Their purpose is to determine our strength. If they decide we are ahead in nuclear physics and rocket-ship expansion we will be attacked. If they decide we are behind in experiments then we will be safe.""I don't understand. Why shouldn't they attack us if they know we are weak?" ”
Arnold Marmor, Not in the Script (1955)
“ As long as we aren't a threat then they'll feel safe, ready to conquer us at their own sweet time. They move when they think we're strong, ready to blast ships into space, ready to conquer the stars. Till then they'll let us alone, knowing we're weak and ineffectual. ”
