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When the last Puritan has disappeared from the earth, the man of science will take his place as a killjoy, and we shall be given the same old advice but for different reasons.
Robert Staughton Lynd
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Robert Staughton Lynd
Age: 78 †
Born: 1892
Born: September 26
Died: 1970
Died: November 1
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