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“Individuality in opinion, or, what is more, in thinking, is simply one with thinking at all; for he who thinks thereby looks at the thing or the fact itself and takes its measure by observation directly, not content with the measures of others.”

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James Vila Blake

James Vila Blake, born in 1842 and died in 1925, was a renowned American author known for his diverse literary works. more

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