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Money and sex are forces too unruly for our reason they can only be controlled by taboos with which we tamper at our peril.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Logan Pearsall Smith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1865
Born: October 18
Died: 1946
Died: March 2
Author
Literary Critic
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Lloyd Logan Pearsall Smith
Forces
Sex
Tamper
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Taboos
Money
Unruly
Reason
Taboo
Peril
Controlled

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