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Whether the colonies liked it or not, Earth would be the cultural and economic overlord of the solar system for centuries to come.
Creatures as advanced as the Ramans must have correspondingly developed morals. Otherwise, they would have destroyed themselves – as we nearly did in the twentieth century.
We may have no malevolent intentions towards an ant-heap. But if we want to build a house on the same site …
There is an old saying in military affairs that capability does not imply intention.’
To them, the only purpose of the Universe was the production of intelligence,
