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New and stirring things are belittled because if they are not belittled the humiliating question arises 'Why then are you not taking part in them?
New and stirring things are belittled because if they are not belittled the humiliating question arises 'Why then are you not taking part in them?
Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
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- H.G. Wells
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- Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for H. G. Wells: documented activity in 1895. Wikidata Q42511, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42511 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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