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Purity perceives and respects the character of sex-its depth, seriousness, intimacy, and true home within wedded love, which alone makes possible the total and mutual gift of self.
Dietrich von Hildebrand
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Dietrich von Hildebrand
Age: 87 †
Born: 1889
Born: October 12
Died: 1977
Died: January 25
Philosopher
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Florence
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