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I think fundamentalism is this radical attitude toward one's own identity and civilization as compared to other people's identities and cultures.

Samuel P. Huntington

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Samuel P. Huntington
Age: 81 †
Born: 1927
Born: April 18
Died: 2008
Died: December 24
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