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The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.
Clarence Day
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Clarence Day
Age: 61 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 18
Died: 1935
Died: December 28
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New York City
New York
Clarence Shepherd Day
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B. H. Arkwright
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