Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[199709020026.RAA08431@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
“There is no document of civilization that is not also a document of barbarism.”
Variant: There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.
Source: Theses on the Philosophy of History (1940), VII
Source: On the Concept of History
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[10502@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990
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