Carolina QuotesIn quality, in quantity, in significance for man's intellectual, cultural, and spiritual life, this literature in its totality is unsurpassed among all other literary traditions of the world.
Thomas Berry Carolinian
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about Hindu literature — quoted in Georg Feuerstein, Subhash Kak, and David Frawley. - In search of the cradle of civilization _ new light on ancient India-Quest Books (2011)
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- 2011
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“In quality, in quantity, in significance for man's intellect…” Thomas Berry. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-661FF986BE. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/661ff986be
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