That would be the death of anyone - to recognize false hopes with a certainty. One mustn't know that. If it is offered, refuse!

False hope is a terrible thing, if its the only thing keeping you alive you'll be dead by dawn.

Keep hope alive!

I hope that he will, in time, that he will say more, ... Face the Nation.

Contrary to popular opinion or the escapist trends of society, false hope is in no way better than a harsh truth. A harsh truth is painful to accept, but there's healing at the end. False hope, on the other hand, is a very dangerous thing that offers no reward. Not immediately, nor with the passage of time. It never pays off.

And that day the cultural god of science had shone a bit less brightly, had died a little in the people's minds.