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(Man's) history is a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin


Washington Irving

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IRVING BABBITT Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.
IRVING BABBITT The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself...
IRVING BABBITT To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficul...
IRVING BABBITT The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
IRVING BABBITT