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The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place.

Havelock Ellis

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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
Another
Place
Progresses
Rapidly
Sooner
Rise
Civilization
Progress
Dies

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