John von Neumann — "It is just as foolish to complain that people are selfish and treacherous as it …"

It is just as foolish to complain that people are selfish and treacherous as it is to complain that the magnetic field does not increase unless the electric field has a curl. Both are laws of nature.
John von Neumann — John von Neumann Modern · Computer architecture, game theory

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Expressing a deterministic and somewhat cynical view of human behavior, comparing it to immutable laws of physics.

Date: Mid-20th century

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