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The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he cannot think logically.

James Mark Baldwin

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James Mark Baldwin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1861
Born: January 12
Died: 1934
Died: November 8
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South Carolina
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