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“The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the edge of appetite, his own little festival of Saturnalia, a brief excursion from his way of life.”

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Robert Morrison MacIver
Robert Morrison MacIver

Robert Morrison MacIver, born on April 17, 1882, and died on June 15, 1970, was an unknown profession scholar. His life, achievements, and influence are currently limited in available information. more

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