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Andrew Jackson: “Science is steadily penetrating the recesses of nature and disclosing her secrets, while the ingenuity of free minds is…”

On the recordDecember 5, 1831
Science is steadily penetrating the recesses of nature and disclosing her secrets, while the ingenuity of free minds is subjecting the elements to the power of man and making each new conquest auxiliary to his comfort.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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