One should as soon expect to hear the cracking of the pistol... - Jonathan Swift

This quote is attributed to Jonathan Swift.

"One should as soon expect to hear the cracking of the pistol in the discharge of its contents."

Jonathan Swift Science

Satirist Writer Irish 1667–1745

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"I'm something of a scientist myself."

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