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"[M]y work, which I've done for a long time,
was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy,
but chiefly from a craving after knowledge,
which I notice resides in me more than in most other men.
And therewithal, whenever I found out anything remarkable,
I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper,
so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof."
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Letter of June 12, 1716
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Categories: | Duty, Education, Free Thought, Independence, Knowledge, Learning, Press, Responsibility, Service, Speech, Wisdom |
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-- Anonymous 
-- Anonymous