Perhaps it is better to be a machine that does its duty than a flesh-and-blood person who will not, for a dead truth is better than a live falsehood.
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About L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum was a 19th-century American author. Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth