Source: The Revolt of the Masses (1929), Chapter XV: We Arrive At The Real Question
“I could not deny that my spirit was amorally attracted to this ultimate temptation as my conscience was morally repelled by it.”
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Norman Spinrad
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The Void Captain's Tale
Source: The Void Captain's Tale (1983), Chapter 13 (p. 159)
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