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A black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer an American writer and poet. He is shown sitting on a boat wearing a white hat and a bowtie. He has a serious expression on his face and is looking off to the side. The background is blurred but it appears to be an outdoor setting with trees and a blue sky. On the right side of the image there is a quote from Schweitzer that reads "We all must die. But if I can save him from days of torture that is what I feel is my great and ever new privilege. Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death himself."

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"Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death himself" (quote about pain management by Albert Schweitzer an Alsatian polymath)

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A black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer an American writer and poet. He is shown sitting on a boat wearing a white hat and a bowtie. He has a serious expression on his face and is looking off to the side. The background is blurred but it appears to be an outdoor setting with trees and a blue sky. On the right side of the image there is a quote from Schweitzer that reads "We all must die. But if I can save him from days of torture that is what I feel is my great and ever new privilege. Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death himself."

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""Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death himself" (quote about pain management by Albert Schweitzer an Alsatian polymath)."...