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“Whether we fail or not, we shall not be kept from continuing our mission by those who claim it can't be done. ...Indeed the whole of agricultural and livestock science and even human medicine, if sound, is merely the business of discovering certain natural patterns already in existence, putting together the various pieces and discovering their relationship to the whole universe; indeed such a process is science itself”

Quote by Louis Bromfield

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Louis Bromfield
Louis Bromfield

Louis Bromfield was an American author born on December 27, 1896, and died on March 18, 1956. He is known for his profound portrayals of rural American life and his commitment to environmental conservation. more

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