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Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator.

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George Santayana
Age: 88 †
Born: 1863
Born: October 2
Died: 1952
Died: September 16
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santayana
George Santayana
Money
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Specific
Wells
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Common
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Values
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Language
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Denominator

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