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The galaxy was a dangerous place and humans made excellent cannon fodder.
That we do, however aren't there other species that the Puppeteers could use as cannon fodder?
“Fine,â€� Tony bit off. “Now what about the beggars in Spain?â€� “The what?â€� “You walk down a street in a poor country like Spain and you see a beggar. Do you give him a dollar?â€� “Probably.â€� “Why? He’s trading nothing with you. He has nothing to trade.”
― Beggars in Spain
― Beggars in Spain
“Not that Giskard had ever intruded on him at an inconvenient moment, Baley thought idly.”
― The Robots of Dawn
― The Robots of Dawn
“perhaps we should think deeply about the founders of this country: Jefferson, Washington, Paine, Adams—inhabitants of the Age of Reason, all. These men created our orderly and balanced system of laws precisely to protect the property and achievements created by the individual efforts of balanced and rational minds.”
― Beggars in Spain
― Beggars in Spain
“Harvard had become the controversial leader of a return to hard-edged learning of facts, theories, applications, problem-solving, and intellectual efficiency”
― Beggars in Spain
― Beggars in Spain
“No more than a third party could, for instance, leave your fingerprint on a gun if you were not there.”
― Beggars in Spain
― Beggars in Spain
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