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"The premise of the Taker story is 'the world belongs to man'. … The premise of the Leaver story is 'man belongs to the world'."
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"It's the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It's seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can't watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor's tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health."
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"[N]ow we have a clearer idea what this story is all about: The world was made for man, and man was made to rule it."
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"No one species shall make the life of the world its own.' … That's one expression of the law. Here's another: 'The world was not made for any one species."
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"If you alone found out what the lie was, then you're probably right—it would make no great difference. But if you ALL found out what the lie was, it might conceivably make a very great difference indeed."
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