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— Henry David Thoreau"This fond reiteration of the oldest expressions of truth by the latest posterity, content with slightly and religiously retouchingthe old material, is the most impressive proof of a common humanity."
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It may be argued that the past is a country from which we have all emigrated, that its loss is part of our common humanity.
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The food crank is by definition a person willing to cut himself off from human society in the hopes of adding five years onto the life of his carcase; that is, a person out of touch with common humanity.
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