As his body became more and more defenseless, so his means of offense became steadily more frightful. Auteur: Arthur C. Clarke Copy Quote More from Arthur C. Clarke “A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.” “The confrontation lasted about five minutes; then the display died out as quick…” “Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which …” “Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be s…”