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Belly Quote by Sam Harris

“Ignorance in this degree, concentrated in both the head and belly of a lumbering superpower, is now a problem for the entire world.” quote by Sam Harris — Download Open image

“Ignorance in this degree, concentrated in both the head and belly of a lumbering superpower, is now a problem for the entire world.”

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