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Quotation from New Atlantis by Francis Bacon

“we maintain a trade not for gold, silver, or jewels; nor for silks; nor for spices; nor any other commodity of matter; but only for God's first creature, which was Light”

Francis Bacon (spoken by The Governor of the Strangers' House)

New Atlantis, The Governor's account of Solamona's ordinance for the twelve-yearly voyages (Project Gutenberg #2434 (Harvard Classics text))

The Governor explains that Bensalem's only foreign traffic is the secret gathering of knowledge by the Fellows, recalling the first day of creation in Genesis 1.

Citation: "we maintain a trade not for gold, silver, or jewels; nor for silks; nor for spices; nor any other commodity of matter; but only for God's first creature, which was Light" — Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, The Governor's account of Solamona's ordinance for the twelve-yearly voyages (Project Gutenberg #2434 (Harvard Classics text)). (id bacon-new-atlantis-q3)

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