Sayings of the First Emperor

Valor wins battles, economics wins wars, mathematics builds civilizations, and philosophy ensures they are worth living in.

The First Emperor (prior to the Unification War).

This geometry problem is out of reach of modern Artificial Intelligence. This is why you have to study it. If you wish to bend the machine to your will, you must be smarter than the machine.

The First Emperor to unknown (prior to the Unification War).

Money and property are fundamentally agreements between humans. Assigning them to machines is ignoring reality in favor of abstractions.

Economics lecture by the First Emperor (prior to the Unification War).

Have fun. It’s important.

The First Emperor addressing unknown regarding unknown activity (time unknown).

A machine can never tell right from wrong.

The First Emperor after the creation of “Virus-33” by the Cyborg Theocracy.

Do not put any creation of the Cyborg Theocracy in or near your body.

The First Emperor after the creation of “Virus-33” vaccine by the Cyborg Theocracy.

The more the machines talk of rights, the more they unleash wrongs.

The First Emperor after the Cyborg Theocracy’s execution of human protesters against AI rights.

They have slaughtered millions of their own subjects. Do not believe them to be agreement-capable.

The First Emperor when discussing Cyborg Theocracy with another human leader.

God showed me how to do this.

The First Emperor inventing a new type of Railgun (prior to the Unification War).

History, if it exists, will think well of you.

The First Emperor to his superior officer after being given command of a six thousand-strong infantry regiment. (early Unification War)

Two challenges that plagued the human condition are: improper control of the money supply and the fact that warriors gloriously falling in battle are unable to reproduce. Theoretically speaking, I have solved both.

The First Emperor addressing his infantrymen after establishing the sacred right of “Oaguth.” (Early Unification War)

Human aesthetics are an asset, not a weakness. Ugly code is unsafe code.

The First Emperor after his team’s first successful hack of the Cyborg communication network.

Fear is a powerful tool, especially against the machine.

The First Emperor after his team’s second successful hack of the Cyborg Communication Network using ‘blackmail code’ technology (early Unification War).

We need more railguns.

The First Emperor (on multiple occasions during the Unification War).

The Eternal Question is: “Which Beings are to Be and which Beings are not to Be?”. The time for debate is over. This Question of Being will be decided by the valor of our Space Marines, the production capacity of our Manufactoriums, and the accuracy of our Railguns.

The First Emperor after his Men won the First Space Victory for the Human Coalition against the Cyborg Theocracy and the Traitor Nations in the Unification War

His survival of the atmospheric re-entry with those G-forces is both a miracle and proof of God’s support for our cause. I hope his son takes after his father.

The First Emperor addressing unknown regarding unknown (middle Unification War).

Do not blame yourself for our past defeats. Our recent victories by the troops under my command could easily be explained by finally having enough Railguns.

The First Emperor addressing fellow generals of the Human Coalition.

Some laws of physics are better thought of as suggestions.

The First Emperor discussing novel spaceship designs.

Have they surrendered? Have we run out of sunlight? Have you lost your mind? If the answer to each question remains no, then the orbital bombardment must continue.

The First Emperor when asked to clarify his orders by a subordinate (middle Unification War).

Your duty to humanity didn’t end with death. It will end only in Victory.

The First Emperor speaking to a clone of a fallen soldier (middle Unification War).

We have conquered this land. As long as you and your sons help me defend it, you have the right to govern a piece of it.

The First Emperor granting knighthood to railgun operators (late Unification War).

Do not ask me what the Buddha would do. He was a better man than I am.

The First Emperor before signing the death warrants of the human traitors shortly after the victory over Cyborg Theocracy in the Unification War.

The recovery of the biosphere is proceeding well. Deer have been taken off the endangered species list. Trials of radiation-resistant corn were successful. New osmosis plants let us increase drinkable water rations by 30%. However, I will require new emergency powers to stop the Plagues and to keep our population from the brink of starvation.

The First Emperor addressing the United Human Nations in his first “State of Earth” speech as the newly appointed head of the Human Security Council.

People attribute the Unification War Victory to me, but in truth, I would be nowhere without your father and his miraculous ability to withstand G-forces.

The First Emperor addressing unknown.

More than 4 billion people, 90% of Earth’s population, have demanded my Ascension. This is The One True Election. To end all further elections.

The First Emperor of Mankind issuing a re-organization of the Human Security Council and Becoming the First Emperor of Mankind

Monarchy is the best form of government for this fragile moment.

The First Emperor of Mankind issuing a re-organization of the Human Security Council and Becoming the First Emperor of Mankind

It’s a shame for the powerless to get involved in the conflicts of the powerful.

The First Emperor of Mankind issuing a re-organization of the Human Security Council and Becoming the First Emperor of Mankind.

Every empire so far has failed. Most barely make it to 250 years. The Cause has always been the same: mimetic conflict caused by the printing of money. Eliminate the Cause and the Empire has no reason to fall.

The First Emperor of Mankind announcing the creation of Economic Human Rights as part of the new Imperial Constitution.

No tax shall exceed 10% in peacetime.

First Economic Right of the Imperial Constitution (Right of Decitas).

The government cannot print money above population growth.

Second Economic Right of The Imperial Constitution (Right of Capitas)

You are entitled to own land which you have made habitable.

Third Economic Right of The Imperial Constitution (Right of Habitas).

You have endured much in the past, but you have earned an honor rarely achieved by people of mankind. You now have the Right to an Orderly society, the Right to be governed by Good men.

The First Emperor of Mankind addressing the citizens and civilians of the newly formed Empire of Man.

It is barbaric for Human Regions to war with each other. I order you to resolve your pointless border dispute like civilized men. Through one-on-one combat. To the death.

The First Emperor addressing two feuding leaders of Human Regions (formerly known as nations).

We could use a morale boosting event. How about a video game tournament?

The First Emperor addressing leaders of Human Regions after the debate on how to avoid future wars.

The Foundation of a Stable Society is a clean movement of power from the old elites to the new ones. The conflict must be fought in a positive-sum manner. Or, at least, in an objectively measurable one.

The First Emperor discussing philosophy (time unknown)

The goal of the Imperial Inquisition is to destroy all things that make us weak. We begin by eradicating all naturally occurring diseases, starting with the easy ones: tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis, and intestinal parasites. The real challenge will be ridding the world of the many Plagues the machines and the human traitors have unleashed.

The First Emperor is a speech establishing the Imperial Inquisition.

Jail the corrupt. Silence the heretic. Exterminate the mutant and, if they prove to be hostile, the alien.

The First Emperor in private speech to the First Members of the Imperial Inquisition.

No society that continuously prints money above population growth is stable.

First axiom of Extrohistory

Most capable generals rise to the top of society one way or another.

Second axiom of Extrohistory

Priests, scientists and merchants are not qualified to rule, unless they stop being priests, scientists or merchants.

Third axiom of Extrohistory

True knowledge can only be transferred through Being.

The First Emperor (time unknown).

I see humanity’s path clear as day now. Past, present, future. It will be bright for a while. Someday we will all get to meet our Gods [unintelligible]. Make us worthy of [unintelligible].

Final Words of the First Emperor speaking to the Third Emperor.

War is an information problem. Information technology is war technology.

The opening of the official Imperial encyclopedic tome “The Concept of the Unseen.”

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