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“We have worked ourselves into a position of suspicion and hatred so great that the only way out is to proceed with [wiping out Moscow and New York in exchange].”

“We must sacrifice some so that the others can survive.”

“The world … is no longer man's theater. Man has been made into a helpless spectator. The two evil forces he has created - science and the state - have combined into one monstrous body. We're at the mercy of our monster … They toy with us as the Olympian gods toyed with the Greeks. And like the gods of Greek tragedy, they have a tragic flaw. They know only how to destroy, not how to save.”