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One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Arthur C. Clarke
Age: 90 †
Born: 1917
Born: December 16
Died: 2008
Died: March 19
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The realisation that our small planet is only one of many worlds gives mankind the perspective it needs to realise sooner that our own world belongs to all its creatures.
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The exploration of the planets is now closer to us in time than the exploration of Africa by Stanley and Livingstone.
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The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium.
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As three laws were good enough for Newton, I have modestly decided to stop there.
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