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Quote by Bertolt Brecht
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon

Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear. – Bertolt Brecht

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The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who dont understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it. – Bertolt Brecht

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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — gunpowder and romantic love. – Andre Maurois

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The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly; in any other sense than a mans house is a monopoly. – Daniel Webster

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A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone. – Francis Picabia

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I dont mind occasionally having to reinvent a wheel; I dont even mind using someones reinvented wheel occasionally. But it helps a lot if it is symmetric, contains no fewer than ten sides, and has the axle centered. I do tire of trapezoidal wheels with offset axles. – Joseph Newcomer

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