Quote by Thomas A. Edison

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.

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This quote suggests that technology will one day advance to a point where it will create a weapon so immensely powerful and terrifying that even those inclined towards conflict and violence will be horrified by its potential. The quote implies that the sheer magnitude of destructive capabilities possessed by this machine or force will discourage humans from engaging in warfare, leading them to renounce the act altogether.

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By Thomas A. Edison

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