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I'd say that every major problem of interplanetary flight had been solved before the first robot rocket was landed on Luna." "Yes. And when Mars and Venus are colonized, there will be the same historic situations, at least in general shape, as arose when the European powers were colonizing the New World, or, for that matter, when the Greek city states were throwing out colonies across the Aegean. That's the sort of thing we call projecting the past into the future through the present." I'D SAY THAT EVERY MAJOR PROBLEM OF INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT HAD BEEN SOLVED BEFORE THE FIRST ROBUCK ROCKET WAS LANDED ON LUNA YES AND WHEN MARS AND VENUS ARE COLONIZED THERE WILL BE THE SAME HISTORIC SITUATIONS AT LEAST IN GENERAL SHAPE AS AROSE WHEN THE EUROPEAN POWERS WERE COLONIZING THE NEW WORLD OR FOR THAT MATTER WHEN THE GREEK CITY STATES WERE THROWING OUT COLONIES ACROSS THE AGING THAT'S THE SORT OF THING WE CALL PROJECTING THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE THROUGH THE PRESENT
scus would break out before the end of the month; before the end of the year, the whole of Syria and Lebanon would be in bloody chaos, and the Turkish army would be on the march. "Yes. And you allowed yourself to be carried a little beyond the present moment, into the future, without realizing it? Is that it?" "Something like that," he replied, wide awake to the trap Hauserman had set, and fearful that it might be a blind, to disguise the real trap. "History follows certain patterns. I'm not a Toynbean, by any manner of means, but any historian can see that certain forces generally tend to produce similar effects. For instance, space travel is now a fact; our government has at present a military base on Luna. Within our lifetimes--certainly within the lifetimes of my students--there will be explorations and attempts at colonization on Mars and Venus. You believe that, Doctor?" "Oh, unreservedly. I'm not supposed to talk about it, but I did some work on the Philadelphia Project, myself. HIS FATHER'S BEDOUINS THE REVOTE OF DAMASCUS WOULD BREAK OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR THE WHOLE OF SYRIA AND LEBANON WOULD BE IN BLOODY CHAOS AND THE TURKISH ARMY WOULD BE ON THE MARCH YES AND YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE CARRIED A LITTLE BEYOND THE PRESENT MOMENT INTO THE FUTURE WITHOUT REALIZING IS THAT IT SOMETHING LIKE THAT HE REPLIED WIDE AWAKE TO THE TRAP HAWSERMAN HAD SAID AND FEARFUL THAT IT MIGHT BE A BLIND TO DISGUISE THE REAL TRAP HISTORY FOLLOWS CERTAIN PATTERNS I'M NOT A TOYING BEING BY ANY MANNER OF MEANS BUT ANY HISTORIAN CAN SEE THAT CERTAIN FORCES GENERALLY TEND TO PRODUCE SIMILAR EFFECTS FOR INSTANCE SPACE TRAVEL IS NOW A FACT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS AT PRESENT A MILITARY BASE ON LUNA WITHIN OUR LIVE TIMES CERTAINLY WITHIN THE LIFE TIMES OF MY STUDENTS THERE WILL BE EXPLORATIONS AND ATTEMPTS AT COLLIZATION ON MARS AND VENUS YOU BELIEVE THAT DOCTOR OH UNRESERVEDLY I'M NOT TO BOAST TALK ABOUT IT BUT I DID SOME WORK ON THE PHILADELPHIA PROJECT MYSELF
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