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2023-08-12 15:23:16 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2EDFF8E60EAE33A286C85CA744FE72281A0303CB602C70B1FE656272FFE1944B
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Original Note:
Frank Herbert did not say this. Rather this is referencing a quote from his famous novel "Dune", in which a character states "he who controls the spice, controls the universe" - in Dune, "spice" is a potent and rare nootropic drug central to galactic commerce. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/whoever-controls-spice-controls-universe
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