People Need A Sacred Narrative. They Must Have A Sense Of Larger Purpose, In One Form Or Another, However Intellectualized. They Will Find A Way To Keep Ancestral Spirits Alive. - SearchQuotes

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People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.

E O Wilson

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