Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Francis Bacon” in entry engineering of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
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Ancient writers went so far as to say that the invention of the arch and of the potter's wheel were beneath the dignity of a philosopher.
One of the first great men to take a different view was Francis Bacon .
Macaulay, in his famous essay, quotes him as saying: Philosophy is the relief of man's estate, and the endowment of the human race with new powers; increasing their pleasures and mitigating thei...
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