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Reciprocity is a deep instinct it is the basic currency of social life.

Jonathan Haidt

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Jonathan Haidt
Age: 60
Born: 1963
Born: October 19
Psychologist
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
Jonathan David Haidt
Reciprocity
Currency
Basic
Instinct
Deep
Social
Life

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