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The problem is that we humans are deep conformists.

Robert Greene

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Robert Greene
Age: 34 †
Born: 1558
Born: July 11
Died: 1592
Died: September 3
Playwright
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Norwich
Norfolk
Conformist
Deep
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Humans
Conformists

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