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Any group which makes a claim to infallibility must be very careful not to make any mistakes, and the mistakes that will inevitably occur must be kept secret or explained away—by lies, subterfuges and distortions. And that will eventually cause the collapse of the entire edifice.

— Randall Garrett Lord Darcy (1964)

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To crave power is to be ruled by madness.

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One of the troubles with the world is that so few laymen take an interest in science.

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The plans of men do not necessarily coincide with those of the Universe.

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No, I had kept an open mind about reincarnation—in spite of those people, not because of them.

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In general he doesn’t know any more about magic than an ostrich knows about icebergs.

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