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Hell has been conceived as a police institution, to inspire fear in this world. But the worst of it all is that it no longer frightens anyone, and therefore it will have to be closed down.

Miguel de Unamuno

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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
Essayist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
Playwright
Poet
Politician
University Teacher
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Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
Miguel Unamuno
Fear
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Institutions
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Therefore
Frightens
Longer
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Hell
Institution
Worst
Closed
Anyone
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