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Science is not ... a perfect instrument, but it is a superb and invaluable tool that works harm only when taken as an end in itself.

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Carl Jung
Age: 85 †
Born: 1875
Born: July 26
Died: 1961
Died: June 6
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C.G. Jung
Karl Gustav Jung
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