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Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see at work in all modern communities.
Arthur Keith
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Arthur Keith
Age: 88 †
Born: 1866
Born: February 5
Died: 1955
Died: January 7
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