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Am I alive? Death seems so hard to pin down in this century.

— Sean McMullen The Centurion's Empire (1998)

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People like tradition and certainty, especially when the world around them is changing so fast.

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As an amateur historian I think it’s the same, century after century: same shit, different flies.

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There is no more dangerous enemy than one who despises learning.

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Laws are meant to work, not just be kept for their own sake.

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