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Charles Babbage

The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages.

Charles Babbage

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The improvements in skill and scientific knowledge that make manufacturing easier have helped more than just the country where these advancements were made. Other nations, even far away, have also gained benefits from these developments.

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