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fiat lux FEE-awt luks phrase let there be light; let light be 1901An Iron WillIt is a part of the divine nature, all of a piece with the power of creation. We speak of God's fiat Fiat Lux, Let light be.' Man has his fiat. The achievements of history have been the choices, the determinations, the creations, of the human will.1959A Canticle For LeibowitzDixitque Deus: FIAT LUX, said the inventor in a tone of command.1984The Big UHe activated the terminal, and the computer asked him for the number of his account, Instead of typing in an account number, though, Virgil typed: FIAT LUX.Labels: Neal Stephenson, Orison Swett Marden, Walter M. Miller
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