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Thomas A. Edison

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so

Thomas A. Edison

Science

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Edison is warning that science will eventually create something extremely powerful and dangerous, beyond anything humans have faced before. Even the most ruthless people, who are used to causing pain and suffering, will be shocked and horrified by what this invention can do.

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