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lord of creation . It is because of the limitless fertility of scientific efforts , of their enormous utilitarian and financial value , that the old humanists could hardly conceive they had any other value .
lord of creation . It is because of the limitless fertility of scientific efforts , of their enormous utilitarian and financial value , that the old humanists could hardly conceive they had any other value .
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It has always been possible for a sage to release his mind from bondage , but the slandered machines have created the first practical possibilities of releasing the minds of multitudes . Unfortunately that step forward has been so ...
It has always been possible for a sage to release his mind from bondage , but the slandered machines have created the first practical possibilities of releasing the minds of multitudes . Unfortunately that step forward has been so ...
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On the other hand if one's aim is to create beauty , the more beauty there is around him — created by others — the better it is , and when he dies , what he has created is added to the capital of beauty of the whole world .
On the other hand if one's aim is to create beauty , the more beauty there is around him — created by others — the better it is , and when he dies , what he has created is added to the capital of beauty of the whole world .
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