I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago. — Edgar Allan Poe
About Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a Poet from United States (1809–1849).
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This quote is attributed to Edgar Allan Poe, a Poet from United States.
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Edgar Allan Poe lived from 1809 – 1849.
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