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Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct scarcely

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"Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason"

- Theodore Dreiser

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This quote is written / told by Theodore Dreiser between August 27, 1871 and December 28, 1945. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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