This insistence on "having his say upon the universe" is the profoundest motive of William James thinking as well as of his filial gratitude. (Ralph Barton Perry)

This insistence on "having his say upon the universe" is the profoundest motive of William James thinking as well as of his filial gratitude.

Ralph Barton Perry

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