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“A vicious teacher is just a vicious teacher, as a vicious neighbor may happen to be. But a vicious mother - means that the whole world is vicious.”

Quote by Simon Soloveychik

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Simon Soloveychik
Simon Soloveychik

Simon Soloveychik was a prominent philosopher born in 1930 and passed away in 1996. His philosophical thoughts were deeply influenced by existentialism and phenomenology, which had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy. more

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