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To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality.

Irwin Edman

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Irwin Edman
Age: 57 †
Born: 1896
Born: November 28
Died: 1954
Died: September 4
Philosopher
New York City
New York
Modern
Least
Evil
Spirit
Disillusioned
Great
Sentimentality
Mysticism
Avoided
Spirituality

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