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In loving things and the being in them man should rather draw things up to the human level than reduce humanity to their measure.

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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Humanity
Rather
Reduce
Human
Draw
Humans
Measure
Things
Draws
Men
Loving

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