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Of all the calamities to which ‘humanity is subject, none is so dreadful as insanity. Pinching want, hideous deformity, acute disease, mutilation, deafness, blindness; all these are distressing in their effects alike upon the sufferer and those with whom he is connected
— Dorothea Dix
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Of all the calamities to which ‘humanity is subject, none is so dreadful as insanity. Pinching want, hideous deformity, acute disease, mutilation, deafness, blindness; all these are distressing in their effects alike upon the sufferer and those with whom he is connected" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill. Through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses.
About Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill. Through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses.
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