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Only love has clear vision. Hatred has cloudy vision. When we hate we know not what we do.

Iris Murdoch

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Iris Murdoch
Age: 79 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 15
Died: 1999
Died: February 8
Author
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Novelist
Philosopher
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Dublin city
Jean Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch
Cloudy
Hatred
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Hate
Love

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