17,000 miles? That's ridiculous - I can't believe someone would go that far just to kill me!
It is not enough for a wise man to study nature and truth; he should dare state truth for the benefit of the few who are willing and able to think. As for the rest, who are voluntarily slaves of prejudice, they can no more attain truth, than frogs can fly.
— Julien Offray de La Mettrie