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I cannot escape the objection that there is no state of mind, however simple, that does not change every moment

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Henri Bergson
Age: 81 †
Born: 1859
Born: October 18
Died: 1941
Died: January 4
Philosopher
Professor
Sociologist
Paris
France
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