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Not only does the democratic state of mind stem from the inspiration of the Gospel, but it cannot exist without it.

Jacques Maritain

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Jacques Maritain
Age: 90 †
Born: 1882
Born: November 18
Died: 1973
Died: April 28
Diplomat
Pedagogue
Philosopher
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France
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