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All unrest is but the struggle of the soul to reassure herself of her inborn immortality.

Amos Bronson Alcott

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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
Philosopher
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Bronson Alcott
Reassure
Inborn
Unrest
Immortality
Struggle
Soul

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