Nor is it of much Importance to us to know the Manner in which Nature …

Benjamin Franklin
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Nor is it of much Importance to us to know the Manner in which Nature executes her laws; 'tis enough to know the Laws themselves. ✨ Benjamin Franklin, Peter COLLINSON (1760). New Experiments and Observations on Electricity. Made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin Franklin Esq., and communicated in several letters to Peter Collinson, Esq. Part 1. The third edition, p.59
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