| The History of Rome, by Theodor Mommsen |
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The art of measuring brings the world into subjection to man; the art of writing prevents his knowledge from perishing along with himself; together they make man--what nature has not made him--all-powerful and eternal. It is the privilege and duty of history to trace the course of national progress along these paths also.
CHAPTER XIV
Measuring And Writing
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