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Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.
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If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.
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Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid enough.
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Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.
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You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end.
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I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs.
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
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Relativism is neither a method of fighting, nor a method of creating, for both of these are uncompromising and at times even ruthless; rather, it is a method of cognition.
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There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance.
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Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees.
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Socialism is good when it comes to wages, but it tells me nothing when it comes to other questions in life that are more private and painful, for which I must seek answers elsewhere.
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Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.
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Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do.
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People should be a little loony, Helena. That's the best thing about them.
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