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“Why are you all wasting human labour and the world’s wealth in building machinery to commit mass murder – creatures that for half a million years and more have been endowed with reason – conscious beings who discovered a better way long centuries ago?”

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Eden Phillpotts
Eden Phillpotts

Eden Phillpotts was an English author known for his novels and poetry, which often explored social and moral issues, appealing to Victorian readers. more

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