The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food. (William Winwood Reade)

The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food.

William Winwood Reade

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