| Kris: | There's something ridiculously naive about this author. Uncle Sam is about as real as Santa Claus. |
| Tim: | Precisely. In one sense, myths are larger than life. The icons people believe in have more power than flesh and blood. Reality is seldom as powerful as myth. |
| Sam: | Shrewd leaders feed the masses myths to realize their own agendas. Myths give people a reason for living. Without myth, there's a curious hollowness to existence. |
| Sam: | In that sense myths are pre-eminent propaganda tools. |