Medicine Also Disregards National Boundaries.

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History Proves Abundantly That Pure Science, Undertaken Without Regard To Applications To Human Needs, Is Usually Ultimately Of Direct Benefit To Mankind.

Happy Indeed Is The Scientist Who Not Only Has The Pleasures Which I Have Enumerated, But Who Also Wins The Recognition Of Fellow Scientists And Of The Mankind Which Ultimately Benefits From His Endeavors.

Medicine Also Disregards National Boundaries.

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