Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by John William Dawson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian geologist John William Dawson.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
John William Dawson

Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899) was a Canadian geologist and university administrator.

No nation has been able to establish itself, as a nation in Palestine up to this day, no national union and no national spirit have prevailed there. The motley, impoverished tribes which have occupied it have held it as mere tenants at will, temporary landowners, evidently waiting for those entitled to the permanent possession of the soil.
The science of the earth... invites us to be present at the origin of things, and to enter into the very worship of the Creator. — © John William Dawson
The science of the earth... invites us to be present at the origin of things, and to enter into the very worship of the Creator.
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