Excerpt from Writings, Levi Woodbury, LL. D, Vol. 3 of 3: Political, Judicial and Literary; Now First Selected and Arranged; Literary The importance of knowledge, so far as regards the professional ranks of society, is too trite a theme, and has too long been advocated, to require further illustration. But the importance of portions of general literature to all other ranks, and the importance of the mere sciences to mankind at large, and especially to improvements in the mechanic arts, have been considered more questionable, and may well receive some particular attention on an occasion like the present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.