The greatest Inventions were produced in Times of Ignorance; as the Us…

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The greatest Inventions were produced in Times of Ignorance; as the Use of the Compass, Gunpowder, and Printing; and by the dullest Nation, as the Germans. ✨ Jonathan Swift (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated), p.894, Delphi Classics
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The greatest Inventions were produced in Times of Ignorance; as the Use of the Compass, Gunpowder, and Printing; and by the dullest Nation, as the Germans. ✨ Jonathan Swift (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated), p.894, Delphi Classics

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