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Men have always shown a dim knowledge of their better potentialities by paying homage to those purest leaders who taught the simplest and most inclusive rules for an undivided mankind.
Erik Erikson
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"Men have always shown a dim knowledge of their better potentialities by paying homage to those purest leaders who taught the simplest and most inclusive rules for an undivided mankind."
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Men have always shown a dim knowledge of their better potentialities by paying homage to those purest leaders who taught the simplest and most inclusive rules for an undivided mankind. — Erik Erikson

About Erik Erikson

Erik Erikson was a Psychologist from Germany (1902–1994).

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This quote is attributed to Erik Erikson, a Psychologist from Germany.
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Erik Erikson lived from 1902 – 1994.
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