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In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify; but which he must accept upon faith and belief.
Georg Simmel
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In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify; but which he must accept upon faith and belief. — Georg Simmel

About Georg Simmel

Georg Simmel was a Sociologist from Kingdom of Prussia (1858–1918).

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Georg Simmel lived from 1858 – 1918.
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