He is the only real revolutionary, the authentic scientist, because he alone knows how liddle he knows. He must be heartless. He lives in a cold, clear light. Yet dis is a funny t'ing: really, in private, he is not cold nor heartless- so much less cold than the Professional Optimists. ~ Gottlieb, Ch. 26
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