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I Think Evil Is Our Collective Shadow. Each One Of Us Has A Tendency For The Diabolical. If I Put You In Inhumane Conditions, If You're Not Educated, If You're Extremely Poor, If You're Humiliated, Then As A Child If You Suffer Abuse, Then You Will Manifest Even When You Grow Up.

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I Think Evil Is Our Collective Shadow. Each One Of Us Has A Tendency For The Diabolical. If I Put You In Inhumane Conditions, If You're Not Educated, If You're Extremely Poor, If You're Humiliated, Then As A Child If You Suffer Abuse, Then You Will Manifest Even When You Grow Up.

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