It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the h…

Albert Einstein
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It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature. ✨ Albert Einstein (2011). Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words, p.40, Open Road Media
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