Societies create their own history and tend to wipe out low… - Isaac Asimov

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Societies create their own history and tend to wipe out lowly beginnings, either by forgetting them or inventing totally fictitious heroic rescues.

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Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov • Paul French • Asimov • Isaak Ozimov • Itzhak Ozimov

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C'était une fille glaciale, commune et incolore, qui se protégeait des atteintes d'un monde qui ne lui inspirait que de la répulsion par un masque d'impassibilité et une hypertrophie de l'intellect.

Actions such as his could come only from a robot, or from a very honorable and decent human being. But you see, you can't differentiate between a robot and the very best of humans.

You are makeshift.

Societies create their own history and tend to wipe out lowly beginnings, either by forgetting them or inventing totally fictitious heroic rescues. - Isaac Asimov

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