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When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.

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Dallas Willard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1935
Born: September 4
Died: 2013
Died: May 8
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Translator
Buffalo
Missouri
Dallas Albert Willard
Mind
Enslave
Enslaved
Turn
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Desire

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