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short allowance are determined by national interests and traditions, Marx s
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consideration cannot, of course, tip the scales when we argue with ourselves.)
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intellectualism. Admittedly, we often argue with ourselves; but we are
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passions. Once a Hegelian, always a Hegelian. In short, the rationalist
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