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An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.
Jose Ortega y Gasset
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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Age: 72 †
Born: 1883
Born: May 9
Died: 1955
Died: October 18
Essayist
Literary Critic
Mathematician
Opinion Journalist
Pedagogue
Philosopher
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Politician
Sociologist
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University Teacher
Madrid
Spain
Jose Ortega y Gasset
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Life
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Unemployed
Unemployment
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Existence
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