The premonition of death may for many be a stimulus to nove… - David Riesman

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The premonition of death may for many be a stimulus to novelty of experience: the imminence of death serves to sweep away the inessential preoccupations for those who do not flee from the thought of death into triviality.

David Riesman

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David Riesman (September 22, 1909 – May 10, 2002) was a sociologist, attorney, and educator.

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