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Instead of ten thousand fingers, he has given us genius inventive of the power loom and the printing press.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Instead of ten thousand fingers, he has given us genius inventive of the power loom and the printing press.”
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Mann celebrates human creativity in inventing machines that enhance productivity instead of relying solely on physical labor.
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