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“The brain is not, like the liver, heart and other internal organs, capable from the moment of birth of all the functions which it ever discharges; for while in common with them, it has certain duties for the exercise of which it is especially intended, its high character in man, as the organ of conscious life, the supreme instrument of his relations with the rest of nature, is developed only by a long and patient training.”

Quote by Ray V. Pierce

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Ray V. Pierce
Ray V. Pierce

Ray V. Pierce was an accomplished U.S. politician, born on August 6, 1840, and passed away on February 4, 1914. He held a significant role in American politics, serving as a U.S. Representative. more

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