"Grâce à la connaissance des lois physiques, l’homme a pu au dehors asservir la nature, mais, intérieurement, il en est resté l’esclave."
— Afrikan Spir

January 1, 1970

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Thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man has been able to enslave nature on the outside, but on the inside, he has remained its slave. — p. 36.