"Now, placing that fact alongside the rest, I reach this conclusion:
that the people of Capallette, no matter what may have been their
experience in the past, do not now care for revolutionary ideas.
They want standardization, not change.

"It all roots back in that extra dense air of theirs. See why?"

Apparently the three did not. The doctor explained: "Life is much
easier for them than for us. It is no great struggle to gain a
livelihood where transportation is so easy and simple. In
consequence of this their advancement was much more rapid than ours
here on the earth, up to a certain point; and they've reached that
point already.

"Coming back to that commission again: instead of trying out a
democratic form of government, in which every citizen would be
equally responsible regardless of property--they've standardized the
protective, paternalistic principle."

"Which is precisely the correct method!" insisted the geologist.
"Radical changes of any kind are always dangerous. The only safe
method is to improve what we already have."

"Suppose," remarked Billie--"suppose government becomes so
thoroughly standardized that it can't be improved further?"

"Then it becomes permanent."

"If it isn't overthrown."