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Coffee...has been acclaimed "the most grateful lubricant known to the human machine," and "the most delightful taste in all nature."

— William H. Ukers

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It has been acclaimed "the most grateful lubricant known to the human machine," and "the most delightful taste in all nature."

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Civilization in its onward march has produced only three important non-alcoholic beverages — the extract of the tea plant, the extract of the cocoa bean, and the extract of the coffee bean.

All about Coffee (1922)

Coffee is universal in its appeal. All nations do it homage...It is...a corollary of human energy and human efficiency. People love coffee because of its two-fold effect — the pleasurable sensation and the increased efficiency it produces.

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