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In the depth of the anxiety of having to die is the anxiety of being eternally forgotten.

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Paul Tillich
Age: 79 †
Born: 1886
Born: August 20
Died: 1965
Died: October 22
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich
Eternally
Depth
Anxiety
Forgotten
Dies
Death

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