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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a property entirely our own.

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Samuel Smiles
Age: 91 †
Born: 1812
Born: December 23
Died: 1904
Died: April 16
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Haddington
East Lothian
Conquered
Entirely
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Property
Labor
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Knowledge

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