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" A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud. "

George Santayana

Experience

Daily

Small

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Patriotism

Geography

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Meanings

Experience

" Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it. "

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Intolerance

Egotism