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A Society That Refuses To Strive For Superfluities Is Likely To End Up Lacking In Necessities.
-Eric Hoffer
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A Society That Refuses To
Eric Hoffer
A Society That Refuses To Strive For Superfluities Is Likely To End Up Lacking In Necessities.
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