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One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of wandering.
Alfred North Whitehead
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Alfred North Whitehead
Age: 86 †
Born: 1861
Born: February 15
Died: 1947
Died: December 30
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Each generation criticizes the unconscious assumptions made by its parent. It may assent to them, but it brings them out in the open.
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