2009/4/7 John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>: > Ozymandias had a somewhat similar scheme that would kill millions of people > to in theory later save billions. Why, I must say that I was no fan of Ozymandias' ideas when I read the book, and much of the beauty of the novel is its open end, which is more evident than in the movie... -- Stefano Vaj