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Civilization is very fragile, all it takes is a few decades of chaos for us to forget humanity and turn into animals. Our base natures can take over very fast. We can forget that we are sentient beings, with laws and codes and ethics.

Amish Tripathi

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Amish Tripathi
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 18
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