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Give me a place to stand [and a lever long enough], and I will move the Earth.
Archimedes Book VIII of the Mathematical Collection · 320

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“Necessity never made a good bargain.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

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