But remember, please, the Law by which we live, We are not built to comprehend a lie, We can neither love nor pity nor forgive. If you make a slip in handling us you die!
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Secret of the Machines (1911); Exact wording and attribution checked. Machines personified as the speakers of this poem; literary reflection on technology, not an instruction.
- The Secret of the Machines (1911)
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