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Quote by Karel Capek

“You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices.”

Quote by Karel Capek

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Karel Capek was a renowned Czech writer born on January 9, 1890, and died on December 25, 1938. He is best known for his science fiction novel 'R.U.R. – Rossum's Universal Robots,' which had a profound impact on the development of science fiction literature. more

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