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> [I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/i-cannot-escape-from-the-conclusion-that-the-great-ages-of-progress/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [“From one point of view the Transcendent Other is nature correctly perceived to be alive and intelligent. From another it is the awesomely unfamiliar union of all the senses with memory of the past and anticipation of the future. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/from-one-point-of-view-the-transcendent-other-is-nature-correctly/)

[Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/)

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