I wanted man to become master! So he wouldn’t have to live … - Karel Čapek

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I wanted man to become master! So he wouldn’t have to live from hand to mouth! I didn’t want to see another soul grow numb slaving over someone else’s machines! I wanted there to be nothing, nothing, nothing left of that damned mess of a social hierarchy! I abhorred degradation and suffering! I was fighting against poverty! I wanted a new generation of mankind! I wanted ... I thought ...

Karel Čapek

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Karel Čapek (January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938) was a Czech author and playwright, who introduced and made popular the word robot as a word for artificial human beings, which first appeared in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1920.

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Alternative Names: Karel Capek

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You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end.

Ένας ντετέκτιβ δεν πρέπει να σκέφτεται μεθοδικά· καμιά φορά, βέβαια, βρίσκει κατά σύμπτωση το σωστό, αλλά η σύμπτωση δεν είναι τίμια δουλειά.

Musíte zabíjet a panovat, chcete-li být jako lidé. Čtěte dějiny! Čtěte lidské knihy! Musíte panovat a vraždit, chcete-li být lidmi!

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