"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse."
-John Stuart Mill
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"It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being.“
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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
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"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."
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"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives."
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"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them."
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"Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind."
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"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled."
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
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"Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute."
-J. G. Ballard
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