"I concede the point," Brand said.  "Just be careful not to repeat yourself too often."<br/><br/>He glanced up in annoyance the way someone might notice an annoying fly.<br/><br/>"Very well," he said, returning to the subject at hand.  "My turn.  I assert that there is little to nothing that the weak can do in the face of the strong.  The only thing that the weak can hope to accomplish is to simply survive, and can only do so by giving in to the wishes and needs of the strong.  I believe your economic systems operate in such a manner."