Foolishness

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

This could very well be the most un-metal quote of all time. It also strikes me as a very dangerous way of thinking. What's Abe trying to tell us? That if we aren't sure about our thoughts and ideas that we should keep our mouths shut in fear of being ridiculed? How in the name of Satan's trousers is that a good approach to anything? Let's never question anything. Let's never try to express new ways of thinking. Let's never follow anything but what is regarded by the masses as "right," or "just" or "normal." Great example you're setting there, Captain America. Let's create a nation of mindless zombies. Oh wait...