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Even those who have more sympathy with man's endeavor than with the affairs of Nature may take an interest in the Science of Tectonics. Knowledge, after all, is of human creation; and, as a rule, the knowledge of the structure of a mountain chain comes as the reward of glorious struggle, both physical and mental.
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Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.
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Edward Battersby Bailey
Born:
July 1, 1881
Died:
March 19, 1965
(aged 83)
Bio:
Sir Edward Battersby Bailey FRS FRSE MC CB LLD was an English geologist.
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