Carolina QuotesIn any case it is not normal to put into the satisfaction of mere curiosity the amount of time and effort that scientists put into their work.
Ted Kaczynski Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"The Motives of Scientists", paragraph 87
- work
- Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
- year
- 1995
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