Secrecy is a compulsive reflex in this country. It strangles thought, delays scientific progress, and destroys integrity. (Jack McDevitt)

Secrecy is a compulsive reflex in this country. It strangles thought, delays scientific progress, and destroys integrity.

Jack McDevitt

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