We would be a lot safer if the Government would take its money out of …

Kurt Vonnegut
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We would be a lot safer if the Government would take its money out of science and put it into astrology and the reading of palms. I used to think that science would save us, and science certainly tried. But we can't stand any more tremendous explosions, either for or against democracy. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut's address to the graduating class at Bennington College, 1970.
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