Carolina QuotesThat's one of those questions, whether human beings are really capable of change, or if all seeming changes are really a matter of framing the existing character in a different moral situation.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Earthborn (1995)
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- 1995
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“That's one of those questions, whether human beings are real…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-5A45C630CF. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/5a45c630cf
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