On the record
What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
Said by
Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgWhat's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
Stevenson reflects on the complexity of human actions and the unknown factors that influence them.
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