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So strong is the power of superstition that even though we know that we have been reverencing a sham, yet still we hesitate to admit the validity of our new-found convictions.

Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Age: 75 †
Born: 1875
Born: February 23
Died: 1950
Died: March 19
Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
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Superstitions
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