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Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.

Clarence Darrow

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Clarence Darrow
Age: 80 †
Born: 1857
Born: April 18
Died: 1938
Died: March 13
Lawyer
Writer
Clarence Seward Darrow
Clarence S. Darrow
Largely
Instinct
Emotion
Action
Human
Humans
Governed

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