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Of all studies, the one he would rather have avoided was that of his own mind. He knew no tragedy so heartrending as introspection.

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Henry Adams
Age: 80 †
Born: 1838
Born: February 16
Died: 1918
Died: March 27
Historian
Historian Of The Modern Age
Journalist
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Boston
Massachusetts
Frances Snow Compton
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