It is a sign of the times, and not a very good sign, that these days it is necessary-and not only necessary but urgent-to interest minds in the fate of Mind, that is to say, in their own fate. (Paul Valéry)

It is a sign of the times, and not a very good sign, that these days it is necessary-and not only necessary but urgent-to interest minds in the fate of Mind, that is to say, in their own fate.

Paul Valéry

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