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Louis Pasteur

Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.

Louis Pasteur

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Louis Pasteur means that a nation is best represented by its scientific achievements because these reflect the depth of its intellectual effort. The country that advances knowledge and understanding the most will be the leading nation.

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