by Ray Bradbury as Ron Reynolds

“ Why, we don't even have decent love these days. A man can't marry a woman for her money, and vice-versa. Everyone under Technocracy gets the same amount of credit. No more Reno, no more alimony, no more breach of promise, or law suits! ”

“ Then I'm writing sea stories, gangsters, political views, first class-bump-offs. I'm happy.. I'm in my element. Then--bingo!--in comes Technocracy, makes everyone happy--bump! out goes me! I just can't stand writing the stuff the people read today. Everything is science and education." He ruffled his thick black hair with his fingers and glared.
"You should be joyful that the population is at work doing what they want to do," Bella beamed.
Sam continued muttering to himself. "They took all the sex magazines off the market first thing, all of the gangster, murder and detective publications. ”

“ The days of society weddings and coming out parties are gone--cause everyone is equal. I can't write political criticisms about graft in the government, about slums and terrible living conditions, about poor starving mothers and their babies. ”