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Nature does not ask your permission, she has nothing to do with your wishes, and whether you like her laws or dislike them, you are bound to accept her as she is, and consequently all her conclusions.

Nature does not ask your permission, she has nothing to do with your wishes, and whether you like her laws or dislike them, you are bound to accept her as she is, and consequently all her conclusions.

Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
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