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In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
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Germantown
Philadelphia
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Interdependence
Declaration
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Personality
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