Why fight the 'natural' (oh, weaselly word!) order of things? Why? Bec…

David Mitchell
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Why fight the 'natural' (oh, weaselly word!) order of things? Why? Because of this--one fine day, a purely predatory world shall consume itself. In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.
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