Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. (Vine Deloria Jr.)

Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.

Vine Deloria Jr.

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