““I see what Gene is driving at. To dream of changing the whole universe in accordance with a set of local preconceptions!… Oh, it’s ridiculous!”
“A missionary,” Gene repeated with a solemn nod. “By definition: a person who does without intending it more harm than good.””

—  John Brunner, book The Tides of Time

Source: The Tides of Time (1984), Chapter 12 (p. 220)

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