I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of m…

Bertrand Russell
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I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to include every influence of past experience on present reactions. ✨ Bertrand Russell, John G. Slater, Peter Köllner (1997). Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68, p.285, Psychology Press
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