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Without wisdom, power tends to destroy the one who wields it.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Wisdom
Power
Without
Wields
Tends
Destroy
Buddhism

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