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The devil personifies not the nature that is around us but the nature that is within us- the infinitely ferocious and cunning prehuman creature that is still within us, sealed in the subconscious cellars of the psyche.

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
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Personifies
Devil
Ferocious
Creatures
Cellars
Within
Sealed
Nature
Psyche
Around
Cunning
Stills
Infinitely
Still
Subconscious

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