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The dead govern the living. - Auguste Comte

The dead govern the living. – Auguste Comte

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Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage. – Auguste Comte

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It cannot be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labor. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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A tradition without intelligence is not worth having. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it. – Alexander Herzen

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