Quote#Success & Failure
Without encroaching upon grounds appertaining to the theologian and…
Quote byJohn William Strutt · 1842–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Address to the British Association in Montreal (1884).
English (original)
Without encroaching upon grounds appertaining to the theologian and the philosopher, the domain of natural sciences is surely broad enough to satisfy the wildest ambition of its devotees.
— John William Strutt
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