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Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.
Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.
Approximate author period: c. 1879 AD · industrial
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- Bram Stoker
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- Approximate author period: c. 1879 AD · industrial
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