Irwin Edman Quotes

To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality.

Irwin Edman

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• To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality.

  

  Irwin Edman
  • Great
  • Evil
  • Spirit