"True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: "I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live.""
— Albert Schweitzer

January 1, 1970

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Chapter 26 "The Civilizing Power of the Ethics of Reverence for Life"

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Chapter 26 "The Civilizing Power of the Ethics of Reverence for Life"