Modern As The Style Of Pascal's Writing Is, His Thought Is Deeply Impregnated With The Spirit Of The Middle Ages. He Belonged, Almost Equally, To The Future And To The Past. - SearchQuotes

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Modern as the style of Pascal's writing is, his thought is deeply impregnated with the spirit of the Middle Ages. He belonged, almost equally, to the future and to the past.

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