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A good civilization gives the greatest possible scope to the common passions and makes them intelligible among the great number of people.

Meridel Le Sueur

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Meridel Le Sueur
Age: 96 †
Born: 1900
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: November 14
Essayist
Historian
Novelist
Writer
Iowa
United States
People
Greatest
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Passions
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Civilization
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