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Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.
Iris Murdoch
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Iris Murdoch
Age: 79 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 15
Died: 1999
Died: February 8
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Jean Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch
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One should go easy on smashing other people's lies. Better to concentrate on one's own.
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What makes you imagine ... that anything of importance can be taught in a school?
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