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The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.
Approximate author period: c. 1792 AD · early modern
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- William Blake
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- Approximate author period: c. 1792 AD · early modern
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