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Nietzsche said that the earth has been a madhouse long enough. without contradicting him we might perhaps soften the expression, and say that philosophy has been long enough an asylum for enthusiasts.
-George Santayana
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George Santayana
Nietzsche said that the earth has been a madhouse long enough. without contradicting him we might perhaps soften the expression, and say that philosophy has been long enough an asylum for enthusiasts.
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