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" A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. "
George Santayana
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" The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients. "
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" There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. "
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" Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him. "
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Dream
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Root
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