Carolina QuotesWhen we affirm that philosophy begins with wonder, we are affirming in effect that sentiment is prior to reason.
Richard M. Weaver Carolinian
Source
p. 19
- work
- Ideas have Consequences (1948)
- year
- 1948
- locator
- p. 19
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