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The Greatest evils inflicted by man over the face of the Earth are wrought not by the self-seekers, the pleasure lovers, or the merely amoral, but by the fervent devotees of ethical principles.
Robert Morrison MacIver
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Robert Morrison MacIver
Age: 88 †
Born: 1882
Born: April 17
Died: 1970
Died: June 15
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