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# Benjamin DeVries

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Benjamin Willem de Vries is a Dutch-Israeli economic historian. He is an associate professor at Bar-Ilan University.

##  Quotes by Benjamin DeVries

> [“maybe god created us because his own awareness of beauty and truth was so overwhelming that he couldn't keep it to himself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-devries/maybe-god-created-us-because-his-own-awareness-of-beauty-and-truth/)

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