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Over-intellectualizing can justify practically anything. Reason has reasons that can create holocausts. In the 20th century, we have certainly seen how much killing and disaster has been championed with superb intellectual reasons.

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Jean Houston
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: May 10
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New York City
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