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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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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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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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Science
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The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene. – Kenneth Scott Latourette

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History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat. – Rosa Luxemburg

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When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. – Eugene V. Debs

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I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young. – Thomas Huxley

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The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good. – Martin Luther

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Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece. – Author Unknown

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If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports. – Michael Mandelbaum

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