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Johan Huizinga Quotes
The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards.
Johan Huizinga

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Date of Birth:
December 7, 1872
Date of Death:
February 1, 1945
Nationality:
Dutch
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