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Science arises from the discovery of Identity amid Diversity.

William Stanley Jevons

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William Stanley Jevons
Age: 46 †
Born: 1835
Born: September 1
Died: 1882
Died: August 13
Economist
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City of Liverpool
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There are many portions of economical doctrine which appear to me as scientific in form as they are consonant with facts.
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A little experience is worth much argument a few facts are better than any theory.
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A correct theory is the first step towards improvement, by showing what we need and what we might accomplish.
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Property is only another name for monopoly.
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