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Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The warning puts freedom of thought beside a need for self-control. Science might expand what people can think or do before their impulses become any wiser. The concern is that greater freedom could bring trouble if human instincts remain just as hard to manage.
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