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On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not.
Georg Brandes
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Georg Brandes
Age: 85 †
Born: 1842
Born: February 4
Died: 1927
Died: February 19
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Georg Morris Cohen Brandes
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