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Home Knowledge Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

Polly, August 10, 2013

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It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways.

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The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

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