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2023-08-12 08:26:29 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8234E86B3BDB51E16ED30128AD1821DDDC1FF4C8D85F3A5056E49D343A1668BF
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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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