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• There is no doubt that I have discovered the ultimate in stagnant human societies. The Bikura have realized the human dream of…
• Once upon a time ... the only autonomous intelligences we humans knew of were us humans. We thought then that if humankind…
• The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield…
• Those who ignore history's lessons in the ultimate folly of war are forced to do more than relive them ... they may…
• Sometimes ... dreams are all that separate us from the machines.
• The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role…
• History viewed from the inside is always a dark, digestive mess, far different from the easily recognizable cow viewed from afar by…
• Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.
• The life of a poet lies not merely in the finite language-dance of expression but in the nearly infinite combinations of perception…
• It no longer matters who consider themselves the masters of events. Events no longer obey their masters.
• Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.
• The whole planet reeks of mysticism without revelation.

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