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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
No matter how much they invest in science, no matter how many people they put into 'productivity', they are never going to have the innovative and creative capacity that we have, and it is because of the humanities.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran emphasizes the importance of humanities for innovation compared to investments in science by other countries.

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