The flaw must lie in our methods of description, in languages, in social networks of meaning, in moral structures, and in philosophies and religions - all of which convey implicit limits where no limits exist. (Frank Herbert)

The flaw must lie in our methods of description, in languages, in social networks of meaning, in moral structures, and in philosophies and religions - all of which convey implicit limits where no limits exist.

Frank Herbert

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