Knowledge is employed in the service of the necessity of life and primarily in the service of the instinct of personal preservation. (Miguel de Unamuno)

Knowledge is employed in the service of the necessity of life and primarily in the service of the instinct of personal preservation.

Miguel de Unamuno

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