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The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers.

— George Sarton A History of Science Vol.2 Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C (1959)

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There are two kinds of people in the world, whom we might dub the jobholders and the enthusiasts.

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