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Ability Quote by Rene Dubos

“Think globally, act locally": "Our salvation depends upon our ability to create a religion of nature.” quote by Rene Dubos — Download Open image

“Think globally, act locally": "Our salvation depends upon our ability to create a religion of nature.”

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... each type of civilization has had diseases peculiar to it and at each period the various social groups in any community also have…

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