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“The mechanical and social achievements of our day must not blind our eyes to the fact that, in all that relates to man, his nature and aspirations, we have added little or nothing to what has been so finely said by the great men of old.”

Quote by James Loeb

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James Loeb, born on August 6, 1867, in Germany, and died on May 27, 1933. He was a prominent banker in the United States, holding significant positions in the financial world of Wall Street. more

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