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Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion. – Albert J. Nock

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A good government implies two things first, fidelity to the objects of the government secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. – Joseph Story

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Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them. – Lord Chesterfield

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One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises. – Chanakya

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