Mark Clifton

Progress is relative; Senator O’Noonan’s idea of it was not particularly scientific. Which would be too bad, if he had the last word!

If this story has a moral, it is: “Leave well enough alone.” Just look what happened to Kenzie “mad-about-ants” MacKenzie, who didn’t . . . .

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you . . . . And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule . . . .

Mark Clifton (1906–1963) was an American science fiction writer, the co-winner of the first Hugo Award for best novel (for THEY&apos;D RATHER BE RIGHT, written with Frank Riley). This volume assembles some of Clifton&apos;s very best work – including THEY&apos;D RATHER BE RIGHT:<p> STAR BRIGHT (1952)<BR> THE KENZIE REPORT (1953)<BR> WE&apos;RE CIVILIZED!<BR> SENSE FROM THOUGHT DIVIDE (1955)<BR> A WOMAN&apos;S PLACE (1955)<BR> DO UNTO OTHERS...