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> [“Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/society-can-serve-its-citizens-only-to-the-extent-that-it-knows-them/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

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> [“Be they pharaohs or freeholders, barons or farmers, landowners have been the most capable, most intrepid, and most assertive members of civilized society.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/be-they-pharaohs-or-freeholders-barons-or-farmers-landowners-have/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

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## Other authors on Dystopia

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-s-l-wallace-38845.jpg) S.L. Wallace 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopia/s-l-wallace/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-slava-pilotoff-41181.jpg) Slava Pilotoff 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopia/slava-pilotoff/)
- [Paula Altenburg 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopia/paula-altenburg/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-orwell-37887.jpg) George Orwell 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopia/george-orwell/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hayden-schlossberg-40916.jpg) Georgia Clark 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dystopia/georgia-clark/)

## More by David Marusek

> [“Who among us can claim normalcy, Bishop?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/who-among-us-can-claim-normalcy-bishop/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Imagine, Bishop, that you have a beloved cat, but that your cat is not with you. If you close your eyes and further imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/imagine-bishop-that-you-have-a-beloved-cat-but-that-your-cat-is-not/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“The journey of a thousands suns begins today. Some may question whether the journey is worth the sacrifice and danger. To them I say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/the-journey-of-a-thousands-suns-begins-today-some-may-question/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [ “What a mistake that had been, to create a construct \[AI\] that could suffer. He knew that now. Life, pain, death, they were no… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/what-a-mistake-that-had-been-to-create-a-construct-ai-that-could/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Imagine - a thousand Eleanors ruling under a thousand suns.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/imagine-a-thousand-eleanors-ruling-under-a-thousand-suns/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Evolution is largely a temporal phenomenon, Merrill. The environment changes, and populations in that environment change in turn, or they languish. Individual organisms don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/evolution-is-largely-a-temporal-phenomenon-merrill-the-environment/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/society-can-serve-its-citizens-only-to-the-extent-that-it-knows-them/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Capitalism was a marvel, as long as you were a capitalist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/capitalism-was-a-marvel-as-long-as-you-were-a-capitalist/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Why do we need so many people on Earth? I ask you. What are they good for? They live out ludicrous lives of pointless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/why-do-we-need-so-many-people-on-earth-i-ask-you-what-are-they-good/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“And among the sleeping soldiers and colonists in the crypts lay one apart, a woman who had forgotten the meaning of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/and-among-the-sleeping-soldiers-and-colonists-in-the-crypts-lay-one/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“Intelligence is not limited to neural networks, Merrill. Indeed, half of human intelligence resides in our bodies outside our skulls…The genius of the irrational…This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/intelligence-is-not-limited-to-neural-networks-merrill-indeed-half-of/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“The person who works for recognition devalues the work he does, that awards are first and foremost political instruments, that altruism's true name is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/the-person-who-works-for-recognition-devalues-the-work-he-does-that/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“…I tell you that loneliness itself is the secret. It’s a secret you cannot tell anyone. Why? Because to confess your loneliness is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/i-tell-you-that-loneliness-itself-is-the-secret-it-s-a-secret-you/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“There's not much to say about loneliness, for it's not a broad subject. Any child, alone in her room, can journey across its entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/there-s-not-much-to-say-about-loneliness-for-it-s-not-a-broad-subject/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

> [“In a thousand years, Fred, no one will even know or care we existed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-marusek/in-a-thousand-years-fred-no-one-will-even-know-or-care-we-existed/)

[David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-marusek/)

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