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“The hell of human suffering, evil and oppression is paved with good intentions. The men who have most injured and oppressed humanity, who have most deeply sinned against it, were according to their standards and their conscience good men; what was bad in them, what wrought moral evil and cruelty, treason to truth and progress, was not at all in their intentions, in their purpose, in their personal character, but in their opinions.”

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Robert Briffault

Robert Briffault (1876-1948) was an outstanding surgeon whose contributions to the field of medicine, particularly in anatomy and physiology, were significant. His work had a profound impact on the development of modern medicine. more

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