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There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. — Elias Canetti

Political literature

There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown.

In the original German

Nichts fϋrchetet der Mensch mehr als die Berϋhrung durch Unbekanntes.

Elias Canetti
1960
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The unknownHuman nature
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Political literature
Time
1960
Person
Elias Canetti
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Canetti, Elias. Masse und Macht [Mass and Power]. Claassen-Verlag, 1960.

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