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The curve of man’s knowledge of himself ascends until the 17th century, declines gradually afterwards, in this century it finally plummets
The curve of man’s knowledge of himself ascends until the 17th century, declines gradually afterwards, in this century it finally plummets
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- Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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