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The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.
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There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown.
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It is only in a crowd that man can become free of this fear of being touched. That is the only situation in which the fear changes into its opposite… The reversal of fear of being touched belongs to the nature of crowds. The feeling of relief is most striking where the density of the crowd is greatest
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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
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Born:
July 25, 1905
Died:
August 14, 1994
(aged 89)
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