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Fundamentalist Christianity appeals to pre-civilized, prudish tribal people who are not ready for urban feudal pleasures.

Timothy Leary

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Timothy Leary
Age: 75 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 22
Died: 1996
Died: May 31
Actor
Psychologist
Writer
Springfield
Massachusetts
Timothy Francis Leary
Christianity
Prudish
Ready
Feudal
Pleasure
Tribal
People
Fundamentalist
Urban
Pleasures
Appeals
Civilized

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