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Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
Born: Aug 27, 1871
Died: Dec 28, 1945

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Beast, Stage, Our, Guided, Scarcely, Civilization, Instinct, Longer, Still, Human, Middle, Reason, Wholly

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