Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is h… - Harper Lee

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Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscious.

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Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist and author of the classic 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscious. - Harper Lee

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