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The quote says that human labor is needed to create wealth, while carbon provides the physical material and energy that make production possible. It presents people and carbon as two essential inputs behind economic value.
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About Robert Zubrin
American aerospace engineer and author
Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He is known for arguing that space will shape future military and political power, and for making the case for a stronger American role in space. His writing often turns on Mars exploration and on the strategic importance of space. He has also argued that control of space will matter in future conflict, and that peace on Earth depends on preparing for war beyond it.
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Books by Robert Zubrin
The case for Mars
1996
Energy Victory
2007
How to live on Mars
2008