“We’re in bad shape,” he said. “Not like in the old days. It has Galactic Central worried. All this squabbling and haggling among the races, all the pushing and the shoving.” He looked at Enoch. “You thought it was all nice and cozy.” “No,” said Enoch, “not that. I knew that there were conflicting viewpoints and I knew there was some trouble. But I’m afraid I thought of it as being on a fairly lofty plane—gentlemanly, you know, and good-mannered.” “That was the way it was at one time. There always has been differing opinions, but they were based on principles and ethics, not on special
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