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“The human psyche has two great sicknesses: the urge to carry vendetta across generations, and the tendency to fasten group labels on people rather than see them as individuals.” quote by Richard Dawkins — Download Open image

“The human psyche has two great sicknesses: the urge to carry vendetta across generations, and the tendency to fasten group labels on people rather than see them as individuals.”

Richard Dawkins

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Evil Generations Groups Human psyche Humans Identity Individual Labels Nature of man People Sickness Tendencies Two Urges Vendetta

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