Life Is a Freak
Gulliver Foyle: Why can't we all move forward together?
Robot: Because you're all different. You're not lemmings. Some must lead, and hope that the rest will follow.
Gulliver Foyle: Who leads?
Robot: The men who must … driven men, compelled men.
Gulliver Foyle: Freak men.
Robot: You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks. Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory.
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Context: Foyle debates the future of humanity and space exploration with an automated server.
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Source: Chapter 16