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“Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions, without thinking about enough of the prime necessity to form their character.”

Quote by African Spir

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African Spir

African Spir, born on November 15, 1837 and died on March 26, 1890, was a German philosopher whose philosophical thoughts had a profound impact on later existentialism and phenomenology. more

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