A Quote by Sissela Bok

Secrecy is as indispensable to human beings as fire, and as greatly feared.

Sissela Bok

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Sissela Bok
Swedish - Philosopher
Born: December 2, 1934

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Noam Chomsky

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Jessie Redmon Fauset

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John Jay Hooker

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