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There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.

Jacques Maritain

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Jacques Maritain
Age: 90 †
Born: 1882
Born: November 18
Died: 1973
Died: April 28
Diplomat
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Writer
Paris
France
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Common
Less
Desire
Nothing
Men
Life
Heroism
Heroic

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