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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: Men must speak English who can write Sanskrit; they must speak a modern language who write, perchance, an ancient and universal one.
         

Men must speak English who can write Sanskrit; they must speak a modern language who write, perchance, an ancient and universal one.


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