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George Santayana Quotes: Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.
         

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.


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Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.
         



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