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The savage in man is never quite eradicated. - Henry David Thoreau (The Journal Quotes)

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Source:The Journal (September 26, 1859); The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., ed. 1906), Volume XVIII, Chapter VII, Page 356
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  • Name: Henry David Thoreau
  • Profession: Naturalist, Poet
  • Born: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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