Lon frowned. “They’re so far ahead of us,” he said uneasily… - Murray Leinster

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Lon frowned. “They’re so far ahead of us,” he said uneasily, “that they could conquer us if they wanted to. And that’s bad!”
“Lon!” said the older man severely. “They’re civilized! Civilized men don’t want to conquer other men!”

Murray Leinster

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Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history.

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Alternative Names: William Fitzgerald Jenkins • William Fitzgerald • Louisa Carter Lee • Will F. Jenkins • Fitzgerald Jenkins

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