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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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Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. – David Brin

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As soon as histories are properly told there is no more need of romances. – Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

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The historian has been the hearth at which the soul of the country has been kept alive. – John Morley, Notes on Politics and History

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In Jewish history there are no coincidences. – Elie Wiesel

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All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight. – Neil Armstrong

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People only see what they are prepared to see. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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