Quote by Francis Bacon
The great end of life is not knowledge but action. - Francis Bacon

The great end of life is not knowledge but action. – Francis Bacon

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Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. – Francis Bacon

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I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator. – Barack Obama

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