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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by ind

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. – David Brin

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Theres no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives. – David Brin

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It is said that power corrupts, but actually its more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. – David Brin

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power
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[History is] a tyranny over the souls of the dead – and so the imagination of the living. – William Carlos Williams

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I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era. – Annie Lennox

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History knows that it can wait for more evidence and review its older verdicts; it offers an endless series of courts of appeal, and is ever ready to reopen closed cases. – William Stubbs

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The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people. – Benito Mussolini

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