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"At night the sea is very loud, And voices ride the tide. At another time, in another place, Beneath the silent moon, We laughed together."
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Jack McDevittNever look for complexity in diplomatic decisions. With very few excep — Jack McDevitt
"Never look for complexity in diplomatic decisions. With very few exceptions, actions always devolve—and that’s the exact term—from someone’s self-interest. Not the national self-interest, by the way. We are talking here about individual careers."
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Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books concern either galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath or superluminal space pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awar
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"Technological civilizations don’t last long. Youre all right until you get a printing press. Then a race starts between technology and common sense. And maybe technology always wins."
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"Yes, it was not journalism’s finest hour. But, MacAllister often argued, it never had been."
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"We’re talking about something we all want very much to find. And that automatically makes Ed’s conclusions suspect."
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"“Im not optimistic,” he said. “The issue clearly flies in the face of the First Amendment. People have a right to tell kids whatever they want about religion.” “Do they have a right to push human sacrifice?” “Of course not, Mac. But this isn’t human sacrifice. It’s just a church school.” “Im not sure the effect isn’t similar.”"
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"So we have progressed to the point where we can move politicians around faster than light. Im not sure I see the advantage."
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