Helen SimonsonThe human race is all the same when it comes to romantic relations, ' said the Major. 'A startling absence of impulse control combined with complete myopia.
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The human race has no business even trying to claim that it has accomplished anything in the realm of science. In the annals of human history, scientists have been drawn to a number of different activities. Some have been drawn to theology, others have been drawn into the field of medicine, still others have been drawn into marriage and child-rearing. The greatest strides have been made in the study of human behavior however. It may be true that scientists have a tendency to become a bit myopic in their pursuits, but their myopia is well-placed given the fact that they are so close to the subject at hand.
Source: Major Pettigrews Last Stand
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