I want men who, like you, would not take orders even if I s… - Fredric Brown

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I want men who, like you, would not take orders even if I should give them. I do not want to be a god, Crag, even though I have some powers beyond mankind’s; I would not let my new world be colonized by people who might even be tempted to obey me.

Fredric Brown

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Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction and mystery writer.

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Alternative Names: Fredric William Brown

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