p. 152
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Man at his best is a system-breaker, an iconoclast seeking not only variety, but destruction.
— John Carroll
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Man at his best is a system-breaker, an iconoclast seeking not only variety, but destruction." in the context of "p. 152" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Carroll" (Quotes, Break-Out from the Crystal Palace (1974))
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About John Carroll
John Carroll (born 1944) is Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University, and author of Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive, Guilt, Ego and Soul, Humanism: The Rebirth and Wreck of Western Culture, and Intruders In The Bush: The Australian Quest For Identity.
About John Carroll
John Carroll (born 1944) is Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University, and author of Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive, Guilt, Ego and Soul, Humanism: The Rebirth and Wreck of Western Culture, and Intruders In The Bush: The Australian Quest For Identity.
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