![In time, [a Martian] colony would grow to the point of being self- sustaining. When this stage was reached, humanity would have a precious insurance policy against catastrophe at home. During the next millennium there is a significant chance that civilization on Earth will be destroyed by an asteroid, a killer plague or a global war. A Martian colony could keep the flame of civilization and culture alive until Earth could be reverse-colonized from Mars.](/assets/img/quote-photos/in-time-a-martian-colony-would-grow-to-the-point-of-being-self-sustaining-wh.jpg)
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war army world
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If, on our own account, we do not intend to wage war, we are much less willing to do so for interests which do not concern Germany and are alien to it. Adolf Hitler
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Home is where I work, and I work everywhere. Alfred Nobel
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home writing mind
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home blood long
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