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In fact, philosophy is universal in scope. No man can live without a world view therefore, there is no man who is not a philosopher.

Francis Schaeffer

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Francis Schaeffer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 30
Died: 1984
Died: May 15
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Francis August Schaeffer
Francis A. Schaeffer
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