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To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is… the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.

John Quincy Adams

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Source: Report on the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution [c. 1846]

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Report on the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution [c. 1846]

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