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Here the human mind goes forth unshackled in the pursuit of science, to collect stores of knowledge and acquire an ever-increasing mastery over the forces of nature.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Johnson celebrates the freedom of scientific inquiry in the United States.

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