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March 8, 2014

The Fall of Trantor

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"The fall of Trantor," said Seldon, "cannot be stopped by any conceivable effort. It can be hastened easily, however.
The tale of my interrupted trial will spread through the Galaxy. Frustration of my plans to lighten the disaster will convince people that the future holds no promise to them. Already they recall the lives of their grandfathers with envy. They will see that political revolutions and trade stagnations will increase. The feeling will pervade the Galaxy that only what a man can grasp for himself at that moment will be of any account. Ambitious men will not wait and unscrupulous men will not hang back. By their every action they will hasten the decay of the worlds. Have me killed and Trantor will fall not within three centuries but within fifty years and you, yourself, within a single year." [Isaac Asimov, Foundation, emphasis added.] @ Liberty's Torch

Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 8, 2014 12:13 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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The psychohistorian is not quite the equal of the socionomist/elliottician.

Posted by: indyjonesouthere at March 9, 2014 11:10 AM

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