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I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth,

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"I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society"

- Virginia Gildersleeve

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This quote is written / told by Virginia Gildersleeve between October 3, 1877 and July 7, 1965. He/she was a famous Celebrity from USA. The author also have 1 other quotes.

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