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Life is made too easy. Mankind's moral fibre is giving way under the softening influence of luxury.
Johan Huizinga
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Johan Huizinga
Age: 72 †
Born: 1872
Born: January 1
Died: 1945
Died: January 1
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Revolution as an ideal concept always preserves the essential content of the original thought: sudden and lasting betterment.
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