"The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable."

Alfred Russel Wallace, British Scientist

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"The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable."

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"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd."

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"Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one."

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"Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact."

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