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We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.
Daniel J. Boorstin
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"We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place."
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We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place. — Daniel J. Boorstin

About Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin was a Historian from United States (1914–2004).

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This quote is attributed to Daniel J. Boorstin, a Historian from United States.
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Daniel J. Boorstin lived from 1914 – 2004.