“Now any dogma, based primarily on faith and emotionalism, is a dangerous weapon to use on others, since it is almost impossible to guarantee that the weapon will never be turned on the user.”

—  Isaac Asimov , book Foundation

Part V, The Merchant Princes, section 13
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation (1951)

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