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In a trader-dominated society, the scribe is usually kept out of the management of affairs, but it given a more or less free hand in the cultural field. By frustrating the scribe's craving for commanding action, the trader draws upon himself the scribe's wrath and scorn.

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
Free
Kept
Craving
Less
Draws
Scorn
Action
Field
Wrath
Scribe
Given
Fields
Frustrating
Scribes
Hands
Usually
Affairs
Trader
Hand
Cultural
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Society
Affair
Traders
Upon
Management
Dominated

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