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Superstitious notions propagated in infancy are hardly ever totally eradicate, not even in minds grown strong enough to despise the like credulous folly in others.

Samuel Richardson

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
Novelist
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S. Richardson
Enough
Hardly
Propagated
Even
Grown
Credulous
Mind
Totally
Eradicate
Like
Notion
Superstitious
Minds
Notions
Strong
Infancy
Others
Despise
Ever
Folly

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