Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics la…

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Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1977). Selected Poetry and Prose, p.96, Univ of California Press
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Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1977). Selected Poetry and Prose, p.96, Univ of California Press

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