Modern science is necessarily a double-edged tool, a tool that cuts bo…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Modern science is necessarily a double-edged tool, a tool that cuts both ways. ... There is no doubt that a Zeppelin is a wonderful thing; but that did not prevent it from becoming a horrible thing.
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