Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of nature, ... - Hannah Arendt

"Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of nature, but he has merely succeeded in becoming a slave to it."

Hannah Arendt Nature

Philosopher, Political Theorist German-American 1906–1975

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