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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach… — Florence Nightingale

Essay

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

Florence Nightingale
1852
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Theory of progress
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Essay
Time
1852
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Florence Nightingale
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Current citation
Nightingale, Florence. "Cassandra." Cassandra: Florence Nightingale's Angry Outcry Against the Forced Idleness of Victorian Women. The Feminist Press, 1993.
Original citation
Nightingale, Florence. Cassandra: An Essay. c. 1852.

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