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— Brock Chisholm

Politics1896–1971

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"Japan possesses the vitality and concentrated energies of a nation which has not yet reached its zenith. That energy is one of the most striking features of Japan. It is visible everywhere, in everyon…"

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Education1878–1973

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"All should be well acquainted with and each in his measure actively and continuously engaged in the Great Conversation that man has had about what is and should be."

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Politics1929–1945

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— Leslie Marmon Silko

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