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The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Nature of the world Science The world

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

Physics and Reality The Journal of the Franklin Institute

Medium

Academic journal

Genre

Scientific literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

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Original Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Physics and Reality." The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Mar. 1936.

Current Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Physics and Reality." The Essential Einstein: His Greatest Works. Penguin, 2008, ch. 13.

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Scientific method Science Common sense

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

Physics and Reality The Journal of the Franklin Institute

Medium

Academic journal

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Physics and Reality." The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Mar. 1936.

Current Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Physics and Reality." The Essential Einstein: His Greatest Works. Penguin, 2008, ch. 13.

Mathematics is the science which draws necessary conclusions.

Benjamin Peirce

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Topic

Mathematics Science

Author

Benjamin Peirce

Source

Linear Associative Algebra

Medium

Academic journal

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1870 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Peirce, Benjamin. Linear Associative Algebra. Van Nostrand, 1882, sect. 1.

The secular State is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths.

Christopher Hitchens

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Topic

Freedom of religion Church and state Role of government Political theory

Author

Christopher Hitchens

Source

Ireland: 'We Ourselves': Suffering, Faith and Redemption Critical Quarterly

Medium

Essay Academic journal

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hitchens, Christopher: "Ireland: 'We Ourselves': Suffering, Faith and Redemption." Critical Quarterly, Spring 1998.

Current Citation

Hitchens, Christopher. "Ireland." Unacknowledged Legislation: Writers in the Public Sphere. Verso, 2000, pt. 1.

Love is not just a feeling; it's a practice, something you practice whether you feel like it or not.

Wendell Berry

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Topic

Love as action Nature of love Love

Speaker

Wendell Berry

Source

The Kentucky Review

Medium

Interview Academic journal

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Berry, Wendell. Quoted in "Interview with Wendell Berry." Interviewed by Vince Pennington. The Kentucky Review, Spring 1996.