Man, considered not merely as an organized being, but as a rational agent and a member of society, … - Richard Whately

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I did several shows with Jimi Hendrix, that's when I got to know him better, I knew of him, I met him [when he was playing] with Little Richard. . . And he was kind of quiet, shy, he didn't open up too much, but there were questions as we all ask each other. You know, "how do you do this" and "why do you do that. . . " We had very small discussions on things like that. And he was very polite, I thought [he was] a very nice guy.

Richard Whately

Man, considered not merely as an organized being, but as a rational agent and a member of society, is perhaps the most wonderfully contrived, and to us the most interesting specimen of Divine wisdom that we have any knowledge of.

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