Quote#Science & Reason
More than a century has passed since science laid down sound…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: An Appeal to the Young (1880).
English (original)
More than a century has passed since science laid down sound propositions as to the origins of the universe, but how many have mastered them or possess the really scientific spirit of criticism?
— Peter Kropotkin
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