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The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.

F. H. Bradley

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F. H. Bradley
Age: 78 †
Born: 1846
Born: January 30
Died: 1924
Died: September 18
Philosopher
Francis Herbert Bradley
World
Worlds
Optimism
Necessary
Possible
Evil
Best
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