Part 2, Chapter 13, “Of Multitudes” (p. 240).
Jack Glass (2012)
“Intelligence is loose in the galaxy. Power is in our hands, for better or worse. We can modify Nature’s rules, if we dare, but we cannot ignore her lessons.”
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David Brin
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Glory Season
Introduction to Chapter 2 (p. 32)
Glory Season (1993)
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