Unintended Consequences Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.”

Douglas Adams

Communication, Conflict, Irony, Culture, Unintended Consequences

2. “Complete prohibition of all chemical mind changers can be decreed, but cannot be enforced, and tends to create more evils than it cures.”

Aldous Huxley

Prohibition, Drugs, Enforcement, Unintended Consequences, Social Policy, Philosophical Observation

3. “Applied Science is a conjuror, whose bottomless hat yields impartially the softest of Angora rabbits and the most petrifying of Medusas.”

Aldous Huxley

Science, Magic, Duality, Technology, Progress, Unintended Consequences

4. “Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.”

T.S. Eliot

Hubris, Unintended Consequences, Ego, Influence, Ignorance, Responsibility

5. “Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins – thoroughly.”

Orson Scott Card

Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences

6. “Maybe that's all demons ever are. People like us, doing things without even knowing what we're doing.”

Orson Scott Card

Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness

7. “Certainly some things that are very good can sometimes be used in a bad way.”

Tim Cook

Technology Use, Ethical Dilemmas, Dual-Use Concerns, Responsible Innovation, Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences

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