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What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to

What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to do, yet this is the way technology tends to work. – Richard Powers

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This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world. – Richard Powers

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Technology isnt the enemy, it is our ally, but only if we adopt a new model that puts people before profit. I realize that we seem far from that model, but I have seen it in action and it is a beautiful thing. So Im not willing to give up yet. Hope is the last thing to die. – Justin Sane

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We are the number one economy in the world, and we ought to continue to pursue those kinds of policies that ensure that we maintain that position, like innovation and like technology and like education and like just research and development and discovery. – Donald Evans

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My greatest concern is that the emergence of this technology without the appropriate public attention and international controls could lead to an unstable arms race. – K. Eric Drexler

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