Considerations of mere utility weigh little in the balance against the higher benefits of civilization. We are confronted with portentous problems which can not be solved just by providing for our material existence, however abundantly. On the contrary, progress in this direction is fraught with hazards and perils not less menacing than those born from want and suffering.
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- My Inventions (1919), Chapter VI; Exact wording and attribution checked. Autobiographical reflections on inventing and the social consequences of technological power.
- My Inventions (1919), Chapter VI
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