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The Muse, disgusted at an age and clime,
Barren of every glorious theme,
In distant lands now waits a better time,
Producing subjects worthy fame.

— George Berkeley On the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America (1752)

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Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few.

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To be a good patriot, a man must consider his countrymen as God's creatures, and himself as accountable for his acting towards them.

Our youth we can have but to-day,
We may always find time to grow old.

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For Science it cannot be called, when you proceed blindfold, and arrive at the Truth not knowing how or by what means.

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