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The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past and acquire new motor variations not given by heredity.
G. Stanley Hall
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G. Stanley Hall
Age: 80 †
Born: 1844
Born: February 1
Died: 1924
Died: April 24
Philosopher
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Granville Stanley Hall
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