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The basic problem is that our civilization, which is a civilization of machines, can teach man everything except how to be a man.

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Andre Malraux
Age: 75 †
Born: 1901
Born: November 3
Died: 1976
Died: November 23
Art Critic
Art Historian
Author
Film Director
Film Editor
Journalist
Novelist
Politician
Screenwriter
Writer
Paris
France
Georges-André Malraux
Andre Malraux
Georges-Andre Malraux
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Everything
Men
Basic
Machines
Except
Civilization
Teach

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