"Raimu", p. 49
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It is the American vice, the democratic disease which expresses its tyranny by reducing everything unique to the level of the herd.
— Henry Miller
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is the American vice, the democratic disease which expresses its tyranny by reducing everything unique to the level of the herd." in the context of ""Raimu", p. 49" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Henry Miller" (Quotes, The Wisdom of the Heart (1941): New York: New Directions (1941))
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About Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (26 December 1891 – 7 June 1980) was an American writer and artist. He was known for developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.
About Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (26 December 1891 – 7 June 1980) was an American writer and artist. He was known for developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.
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