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Does my behavior in respect of love affect nothing? That is because there is not enough love in me.

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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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