#acquaint

A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean. ↗

— William Henry Ashley

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#assured #columbia #connection #had #me

Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that. ↗

— Erykah Badu

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#advantage #america #cultures #enough #get