#steamships

As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways. ↗

— Alfred Russel Wallace

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In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things. ↗

— Townsend Harris

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Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand. ↗

— Townsend Harris

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