“Why don’t you go somewhere quietly and consult your history books if you have no consciences to consult?”

— Brian W. Aldiss

“Basis for Negotiations” p. 122
Short fiction, Who Can Replace a Man? (1965)

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British science fiction author 1925–2017

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