Douglas Adams Quotes
He didn't know why he had become president of the galaxy, except that it seemed a fun thing to be.
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979.
The band was created by an act of Congress in 1798.
The title infuriated many who thought is was too much like a monarchy. For an example, see {586765}.
What is interesting about this quotation is how early in America’s history the insignificance of the Vice Presidency was discussed.
Bush’s critics point to this quotation to illustrate how Bush’s concept of human rights differs from most. Albeit under the pressure of coping with the War on Terror after 9-11, some of Bush’s policies and practices went to new extremes in violation of human and civil rights for both Americans and others. Privacy intrusions and incarceration without charges or a chance to have an attorney were among those. In addition there were terrible violations which were the result of Bush human rights policies and statements such as Abu Gharib where officers and men were under the impression that the gross human rights practices were approved and consistent with the interrogation practices of the administration.
Adams is best known as the author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame. Adams was known as an advocate for environmentalism and conservation, as a lover of fast cars, cameras, technological innovation and the Apple Macintosh, and as a "devout atheist".
