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uproar against a new idea, and laws to prevent anybody's accepting it, nearly always can be regarded as a signal that the… — Gwen Bristow Copy Share Image
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A mathematician of the first rank, Laplace quickly revealed himself as only a mediocre administrator; from his first work we saw that… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
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