My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not people. They are mechanically more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul.

Quote by Karel Capek

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It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly...

It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly...

If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the...

If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the...

If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with...

If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with...

Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare...

Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare...

Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid...

Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid...

Relativism is neither a method of fighting, nor a method of creating, for both of...

Relativism is neither a method of fighting, nor a method of creating, for both of...

I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll...

I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll...

Art must not serve might.

Art must not serve might.

There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need...

There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need...

Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on...

Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on...

People should be a little loony, Helena. That's the best thing about them.

People should be a little loony, Helena. That's the best thing about them.

Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee...

Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee...

Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is...

Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is...

I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now...

I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now...

Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find...

Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find...

Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you...

Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you...

Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of...

Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of...

You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were...

You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were...

One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal...

One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal...

You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and...

You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and...