The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. … - Mary Roach

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I'm a would-be rebel. The good girl who'd like to be a bad one.

Mary Roach

The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded nobility in excessive, impractical outlays of cash prompted by nothing loftier than a species joining hands and saying “I bet we can do this. ” Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play.

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