"Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity"

- Albert Einstein

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This quote by Albert Einstein talks to the timelessness of mathematics and science. He is recommending that while politics and other elements of life are continuously altering, formulas and mathematics stay the same. This is since equations are based on sensible principles that are exempt to alter. They are a universal language that can be used to discuss the world around us. Einstein is stressing the significance of mathematics and science in comprehending the world and how it works. He is suggesting that equations are a more dependable source of understanding than politics, which is constantly altering. This quote is a tip that mathematics and science are the foundations of knowledge and understanding, which they will stay pertinent for eternity.

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This quote is written / told by Albert Einstein between March 14, 1879 and April 18, 1955. He was a famous Physicist from Germany. The author also have 159 other quotes.

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