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Letter "G" » George Santayana Quotes
«To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides of this act are not always equally intended nor equally successful.»
Author: George Santayana
(Humanist, Philosopher, Poet)
| Keywords:
intended, one form, reform, shatter
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