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Good and evil grow up together and are bound in an equilibrium that cannot be sundered. The most we can do is try to tilt the equilibrium toward the good.

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
Evil
Sundered
Cannot
Tilt
Together
Equilibrium
Trying
Bound
Good
Bounds
Toward
Grow
Grows

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