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Drive out Nature with a pitchfork, and still she will return.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Drive out Nature with a pitchfork, and still she will return.”
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This quote reflects the idea that natural truths and human rights cannot be suppressed indefinitely.
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