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“Wrongly do the Greeks suppose that aught begins or ceases to be; for nothing comes into being or is destroyed; but all is an aggregation or secretion of preexisting things; so that all becoming might more correctly be called becoming mixed, and all corruption, becoming separate.”

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Anaxagoras, born around 500 BC and died in 428 BC, was a renowned Greek philosopher. He is considered one of the pioneers of atomism, proposing the theory that all things are composed of infinite small particles called 'seeds'. Anaxagoras' philosophical ideas had a profound impact on later generations, especially in the field of natural sciences. more

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Source: The free and prosperous commonwealth: an exposition of the ideas of classical liberalism

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Book:Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist

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