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Unser ganzer gepriesener Fortschritt der Technik, uberhaupt die…
Quote byAlbert Einstein · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Our entire much-praised technological progress, and civilization generally, could be compared to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal..
English (original)
Unser ganzer gepriesener Fortschritt der Technik, überhaupt die Civilisation, ist der Axt in der Hand des pathologischen Verbrechers vergleichbar.
— Albert Einstein
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