If anything, the Book of the Voices indicates that the male group derived some- of Us educational techniques and principles from the Bene Gessent, not the other way around " Treac's complete analysis of the Voices is in her "New Views of an Old System," Archives Quarterly Review, 15 199-253 OFF-TERRAN COLONIZATION The Bene Gessent WAS active, as Voice Sieire notes, during the Exploration period, and by the time of colonization had covertly taken control of programming the seeding machines Both Voice Maura and Voice Sierre give information increasing our understanding of how the Impenum was populated But during the same period, disputes raged over the basic purpose of me Sisterhood For instance, Voice Olenaa is caustic in her comments about the "primitive" breeders and their desire for a male savior As spokesperson for her northern unit, she disdains the notion of a dominant male power and sees the premise of universal consciousness as an ancient, "unsophisticated" folk myth For her, breeding for political and economic power is the order's primary goal But western philosopher Voice Donns says, "There are too many race memories and too many holo- causts in our history for any sane person to assimilate " A southern Voice, however disagrees with both Voice Saadhnna argues that the "technocrats" are short sighted because of their separation from nature and because of their lust for machines rather than respect for ecology She calls her northern and western sisters 'water fat' and "machine lazy," asserting that they have lost their humanity and wish to breed with the thought machines For her, a male savior is, the primary goal The Voices continue this argument well into the Age of the Machine A poignant comment is made by Voice Sedih