Yes, I'm afraid you're right. Trial and error isn't a bad way to learn how to build an aircraft, but it can be a disastrous way to learn how to build a civilization.
Ishmael: A Novel (ed. Bantam, 2009) - ISBN: 9780307574800
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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
