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Love, whether sexual, parental, or fraternal, is essentially sacrificial, and prompts a man to give his life for his friends.

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George Santayana
Age: 88 †
Born: 1863
Born: October 2
Died: 1952
Died: September 16
Essayist
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Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
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