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There is a certain way of being human that is way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and not in imitation of anyone else's life. But this notion gives a new importance to being true to myself. If I am not, I miss the point of my life; I miss what being human is for .

Charles Taylor

There is a certain way of being human that is way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and not in imitation of anyone else's life. But this notion gives a new importance to being true to myself. If I am not, I miss the point of my life; I miss what being human is for .

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About Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor most often refers to:

Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher and social theoristCharles, Charlie, or Chuck Taylor may also refer to: