"It is from the graves and ruins and rubbish-heaps of Egypt that writings have been restored to us in great numbers."

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Source : "The Story Of The Bible". Book by Frederic G. Kenyon, Chapter III, How The Books Of The New Testament Were Written, p. 21, December 1935.

Frederic G. Kenyon

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“When it comes to taking genes from viruses and bacteria and putting them into plants, people say 'Yuck! Why would scientists do that?' Because sometimes it is the safest, cheapest and most effective technology to advance sustainable agriculture and enhance food security.”
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Source : "The Problems of Biology". Book by John Maynard Smith, p. 49, 1986.
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“Strip away the usual hot air, and bin Laden's audiotape is the sign of a seriously weakened man.”

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