Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.
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About Robert Staughton Lynd
Robert Staughton Lynd was American sociologist. Robert Staughton Lynd was an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University, New York City. He is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with his wife, Helen Lynd; as the coauthor of Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture (1929) and Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts (1937); and a pioneer in the use of social surveys. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth