"Life in all its forms is strife; the better matched the opponents, the harder the struggle. The most… — John Wyndham
"Life in all its forms is strife; the better matched the opponents, the harder the struggle. The most powerful of all weapons is intelligence; any intelligent form dominates by, and therefore survives by, its intelligence."
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