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When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different.
— George Santayana
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different." in the context of "Ch. VI: Free Society" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Santayana" (Quotes, The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906), Vol. II, Reason in Society)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain – 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.
About George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain – 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.
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