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Leo Valiani Quotes

1909–1999 Italy

Leo Valiani (1909 – 1999) was an Italian historian, politician, and journalist.

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If thought is truth, then, if it encountered no obstacles, it would consist in the contemplation of itself. (p. 68)

Croce, for his part, was less Crocean than many of his followers because his temperament and taste were almost never overwhelmed by his theoretical schemes. (p. 46)

Prisons are places conducive to reading philosophical texts. Silvio Spaventa, Croce's uncle, spent his years of life imprisonment well, meditating on the works of Hegel. (p. 61)

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