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To deny that human beings are filled with anti-social passions betrays a denial of reality and a lack of self-awareness. One has to be taught nonsense for a great many formative years to believe it.

Dennis Prager

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Dennis Prager
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 2
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