The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing i…

Jose Ortega y Gasset
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The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will. ✨ La Rebelion de las Masas ch. 1 (1930)
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