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George Trumbull Ladd - [P]hilosophy is not a matter...

[P]hilosophy is not a matter for adjustment, as a means, to national requirements, but every nation and individual that cultivates philosophy should aim at having a true philosophy. (George Trumbull Ladd)

[P]hilosophy is not a matter for adjustment, as a means, to national requirements, but every nation and individual that cultivates philosophy should aim at having a true philosophy.

George Trumbull Ladd

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