Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could…

Samuel Johnson
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Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual operation. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Peter Martin (2009). Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings, p.78, Harvard University Press
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