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It is the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny.

Eric Hoffer

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Eric Hoffer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 25
Died: 1983
Died: May 21
Philosopher
Psychologist
Writer
New York City
New York
Nation
Unfulfilled
Gives
Frustration
Feeling
Mission
Nations
Missions
Desire
Desires
Feelings
Fate
Giving
Destiny
Awareness

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