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I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement.
Jonathan Haidt
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Jonathan Haidt
Age: 60
Born: 1963
Born: October 19
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New York City
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Jonathan David Haidt
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