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Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.

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Havelock Ellis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1859
Born: February 2
Died: 1939
Died: July 8
Physician
Psychologist
Writer
Henry Havelock Ellis
H. Havelock Ellis
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Of woman as a real human being, with sexual needs and sexual responsibilities, morality has often known nothing.
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