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“We have to have powder for our wigs; that is why so many poor people have no bread.”

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher, writer, and composer, considered one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment. His works have had a profound impact on subsequent literature, political, and social theories. more

“It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference. Occasionally, of course, an observation can shatter the frame and force the construction of a new one, but that is extremely rare. Galileos and Einsteins seldom appear more than once per century, which is just as well for the equanimity of mankind.”

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Book:2061: Odyssey Three

Source: 2061: Odyssey Three

“Today will die tomorrow.”

Today Dies Tomorrow

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)

“He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world.”

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Author:Arthur C. Clarke

“Almost any seat was comfortable at one-sixth of a gravity.”

Comfortable Seats Gravity

Book:2061: Odyssey Three

Source: 2061: Odyssey Three

Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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