Every judgment teeters on the brink of error,” Leto explain… - Frank Herbert

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Every judgment teeters on the brink of error,” Leto explained. “To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) was an American science-fiction writer, most famous for his Dune novels.

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To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

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