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Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.
Paul de Man

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Date of Birth:
December 6, 1919
Date of Death:
December 21, 1983
Nationality:
Belgian
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