Earth & Moon

The lunar mission was a $35 billion happy pill administered to a generation of depressed Americans. There’s no doubt that the 1960s were tough years, but as a cure for depression, surely Valium would have been cheaper."

"…From that altitude, Earth is a lovely pearl dappled in shades of blue, pink, and white. It is precisely because one cannot see the hunger, the cruelty, the pollution, and the hatred that despoil the planet. Illness, poverty, crowded schools, and homeless people—all the problems crying out for money—magically disappear.

(Gerard J. DeGroot - Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest)