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It Is Well To Open One's Mind But Only As A Preliminary To Closing It ... For The Supreme Act Of Judgment And Selection.
-Irving Babbitt
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It Is Well To Open One's Mind
Irving Babbitt
It Is Well To Open One's Mind But Only As A Preliminary To Closing It ... For The Supreme Act Of Judgment And Selection.
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