Anthem Strength and Skill Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Then I shall build a barrier of wires around my home, and across the paths which lead to my home; a barrier light as a cobweb, more impassable than a wall of granite; a barrier my brothers will never be able to cross. For they have nothing to fight me with, save the brute force of their numbers. I have my mind. (12.12)

Strength in numbers doesn't fare well in this story. The power of Equality 7-2521's own brilliant mind gives him an advantage over the entirety of his society. He simply has nothing to fear from them, because he has technology and ingenuity on his side.