There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed but nothing could be done about good men who were deluded. - Arthur C. Clarke

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There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed but nothing could be done about good men who were deluded.

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About Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British author, inventor and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

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Pen Names: Charles Willis E.G. O'Brien
Birth Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
Alternative Names: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke Arthur Clarke

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