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“ Right! Right! 'Stead of which, over here, they shit in the water until it's dangerous to drink, then make a fucking fortune out of selling us gadgets to purify it again. Why can't they be made to strain out their own shit? ”

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There are two kinds of fools. One says, This is old, and therefore good. And one says, This is new, and therefore better.

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John Brunner Fool Foolish Wisdom

What people want, mainly, is to be told by some plausible authority that what they are already doing is right. I don't know know of a quicker way to become unpopular than to disagree.

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John Brunner Politics Popularity Wisdom

It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs.

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John Brunner Knowledge Wit

You will die, and I, and all we can create—why not a city? But if there is one thing that deserves to be immortal, it is knowledge.

~ John Brunner

John Brunner 1983 Barratong Knowledge Mortality Optimism