Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is.
Eliminate human tyranny. The world belongs to Trisolaris.
Make time for civilization, for civilization won’t make life.
To effectively contain a civilization’s development and disarm it across such a long span of time, there is only one way: kill its science.
The universe is a dark forest. Every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path and trying to tread without sound. Even breathing is done with care. The hunter has to be careful, because everywhere in the forest are stealthy hunters like him.