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Perhaps there are somewhere in the infinite universe beings whose minds outrank our minds to the same extent as our minds surpass those of the insects. perhaps there will once somewhere live beings who will look upon us with the same condescension as we look upon amoebae.
-Ludwig Von Mises
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Perhaps There Are Somewhere In The Infinite

Ludwig Von Mises
Perhaps there are somewhere in the infinite universe beings whose minds outrank our minds to the same extent as our minds surpass those of the insects. perhaps there will once somewhere live beings who will look upon us with the same condescension as we look upon amoebae.
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