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The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.

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Martin Heidegger
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 26
Died: 1976
Died: May 26
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
Meßkirch
Heidegger
Merely
Language
Speak
Others
German
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