Francis BaconHistories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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People must know how to write to be able to participate in this wonderful world. Anyone who wishes to write must be given the opportunity to do so. A person must learn how to write if he wants to be able to participate in this world. Writers are very special people because they are the creators of history and literature.
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