None of these problems resolved by the prescriptions of shamans and priests. Not by patronizing mystics or condescending monks.
Technology. That's what made things better! In fits and starts-and often horribly abused along the way-that's where we found answers that were consistent, dependable, uncapricious. Answers that applied to lord and vassal alike. Answers that improved life across the board and never went away. (David Brin)

None of these problems resolved by the prescriptions of shamans and priests. Not by patronizing mystics or condescending monks. Technology. That's what made things better! In fits and starts-and often horribly abused along the way-that's where we found answers that were consistent, dependable, uncapricious. Answers that applied to lord and vassal alike. Answers that improved life across the board and never went away.

David Brin

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