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A quotation from Nietzsche

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. That means he knows only one class: enemies.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher and poet
(Attributed)

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(Attributed) - Nietzsche, Friedrich | WIST Quotations

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. That means he knows only one class: enemies. This is frequently attributed to Nietzsche, without citation -- a clue that it is a paraphrase of a more complex or nuanced passage. I found only one reference online that mentioned a…

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AI & UBI: Meaning Crisis? - Tucker Carlson on All In

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A quotation from Douglas Adams

We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humourist, screenwriter
The Salmon of Doubt, Part 2 “The Universe,” Aside (2002) [ed. Peter Guzzardi]

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A quotation from Douglas Adams

We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humourist, screenwriter
The Salmon of Doubt, Part 2 “The Universe,” Aside (2002) [ed. Peter Guzzardi]

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A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Be polite and generous, but don’t undervalue yourself. You will be useful, at any rate; you may just as well be happy, while you are about it.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Article (1861-04), “The Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 32, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 42

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AI can walk through all the doors at once - Mike Caulfield https://mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/ai-can-walk-through-all-the-doors (& a fun Letterman clip) #AI #usefulness
AI can walk through all the doors at once - Mike Caulfield https://mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/ai-can-walk-through-all-the-doors (& a fun Letterman clip) #AI #usefulness

A quotation from Joseph Addison

Temperance and abstinence, faith and devotion, are in themselves perhaps as laudable as any other virtues; but those which make a man popular and beloved are justice, charity, munificence, and, in short, all the good qualities which render us beneficial to each other.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-12-08), The Spectator, No. 243

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