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If I have a mission in life, it is to convince people that everyone is morally motivated - everyone except for psychopaths.

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Jonathan Haidt
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 19
Psychologist
University Teacher
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New York City
New York
Jonathan David Haidt
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