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I consider violence an uneconomical way of attaining an end. There are always better substitutes, though they may sometimes be a little less direct.

Source:Part III. The Mayors, Chapter 6
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Violence

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Isaac Asimov - Foundation Quotes
  • Book: Foundation
  • Writer: Isaac Asimov
  • Genre: Science Fiction
  • Published: 1951
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