“Your society is in a period of transition. Transition always brings upheaval. Throughout the ages there have been predictions of Armageddon, of utter destruction, of earth changes, and tsunami and earthquake and volcano, and destruction and destruction everywhere. And always there are those who are convinced it is going to happen. And it is a brilliant way to control an entire people – by keeping them in such a state of fear that they never decide to create for themselves a world in which they want to live.”                     -The Guides