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\u201cLet us . . . quietly accept our times, with the firm conviction that just as much good can be done today as at any time in the past, provided only that we have the will and the way to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00c9tienne Gilson (1884-1978)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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