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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
Human
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Humans
Measure
Things
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Loving
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Levels
Humanity
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Reduce

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