Quote#World
The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines…
Quote byHavelock Ellis · 1859–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Little Essays of Love and Virtue (1922), Ch. 7.
English (original)
The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.
— Havelock Ellis
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