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Human attempts to construct moral order are always precarious: If righteousness too often leads to self-righteousness, the demand for justice can lead to one guillotine or another.
Susan Neiman
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Susan Neiman
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 27
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
University Teacher
Atlanta
Georgia
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