Of all the creatures who had yet walked on Earth, the man-apes were the first to look steadfastly at the Moon.
“Because the universe is not a fairy tale.”
― Death's End
― Death's End
“Why did it take so long for the deadly potential of this substance to be put to military use? Because it appeared at a time when neither kings, scholars, nor merchants thought that new military technology could save them or make them rich.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“And if we also ask, ‘And how exactly did that happen?’ we will be asking about history. Not just a story, but our story, the story that we call the history of the world. Shall we begin?”
― A Little History of the World
― A Little History of the World
“When outgoing President Dwight Eisenhower warned in 1961 of the growing power of the military-industrial complex, he left out a part of the equation. He should have alerted his country to the military-industrial-scientific complex, because today’s wars are scientific productions.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Even so, I think you’re blessed. Most people don’t cast a glance at the universe beyond the world we live in until the day they die.”
― Death's End
― Death's End
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