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Van Wyck Brooks Quotes
There is no stopping the world's tendency to throw off imposed restraints, the religious authority that is based on the ignorance of the many, the political authority that is based on the knowledge of the few.
Van Wyck Brooks

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
February 16, 1886
Date of Death:
May 2, 1963
Nationality:
American
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