"It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it."

David R. Brower, American Environmentalist

Time, Energy, Mankind

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"It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it."

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"Yeah, Hitman I suppose is most of the time a lighter read than Preacher; it was always going to be."

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"Understanding how DNA transmits all it knows about cancer, physics, dreaming and love will keep man searching for some time."

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"Even if you build the perfect reactor, you're still saddled with a people problem and an equipment problem."

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