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Life is complex in its expression, involving more than percipience, namely desire, emotion, will, and feeling.
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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The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.
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The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue.
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Do not teach too many subjects and what you teach, teach thoroughly.
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