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Quotation of the Day for June 2, 2011"From the foregoing it will be seen that it is a very creditable thing to invent a killing machine, and nothing less than a disgrace to invent an apparatus to prevent human suffering." - Hiram Maxim, inventor and pioneer of the machine gun, lamenting that his invention of an inhaler to prevent congestion brought him less fame and credit than his weapons did. From his 1915 memoir, My Life. Submitted by: Terry Labach Apr. 7, 2011  |
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