Philosopher Kings

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    “It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him.”
    —Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)

    “I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love.”
    —Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)