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We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being in office, holding office.

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James Hillman
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 12
Died: 2011
Died: October 27
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Psychologist
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Authority
Office
Value
Values
Give
Giving
Holding

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