We are at a crossroads in human history. Never before has there been a…

Carl Sagan
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We are at a crossroads in human history. Never before has there been a moment so simultaneously perilous and promising. We are the first species to have taken evolution into our own hands. ✨ Carl Sagan (2011). Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science, p.47, Ballantine Books
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We are at a crossroads in human history. Never before has there been a moment so simultaneously perilous and promising. We are the first species to have taken evolution into our own hands. ✨ Carl Sagan (2011). Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science, p.47, Ballantine Books

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