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           "There’sbeenenoughinventedalready—enoughforeverybody’scomfort—whyshouldtheybeallowedtogooninventing?

           Whyshouldwepermitthemtoblastthegroundfromunderourfeeteveryfewsteps?Whyshouldwebekeptonthegoineternaluncertainty?Justbecauseofafewrestless,ambitiousadventurers?Shouldwesacrificethecontentmentofthewholeofmankindtothegreedofafewnon-conformists?Wedon’tneedthem.Wedon’tneedthematall.

           Iwishwe’dgetridofthatheroworship!Heroes?They’vedonenothingbutharm,allthroughhistory.They’vekeptmankindrunningawildrace,withnobreathingspell,norest,noease,nosecurity.Runningtocatchupwiththem...always,withoutend...Justaswecatchup,they’reyearsahead...Theyleaveusnochance...They’veneverleftusachance..."Hiseyesweremovingrestlessly;heglancedatthewindow,butlookedhastilyaway:hedidnotwanttoseethewhiteobeliskinthedistance."We’rethroughwiththem.We’vewon.Thisisourage.Ourworld.We’regoingtohavesecurity—forthefirsttimeincenturies—forthefirsttimesincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution!"

           "Well,this,Iguess,"saidFredKinnan,"istheanti-industrialrevolution."

           "That’sadamnfunnythingforyoutosay!"snappedWesleyMouch."Wecan’tbepermittedtosaythattothepublic."

           "Don’tworry,brother.Iwon’tsayittothepublic.