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Science is our Sphinx, and its enigma is Man and his varieties on earth: to which I answer, “Time.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Science is our Sphinx, and its enigma is Man and his varieties on earth: to which I answer, “Time.”
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Sumner identifies science as a puzzle, with humanity's varieties being the central enigma.
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