"That there should one Man die ignorant who had capacity for Knowledge, this I call a tragedy."
— Thomas Carlyle

January 1, 1970

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ExistentialistsAcademics from ScotlandPhilosophers from ScotlandConservatives from the United KingdomHistorians from Scotland
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Bk. III, ch. 4.

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Bk. III, ch. 4.