Walt Whitman — "I believe in the perfectibility of human nature. I believe that man is an animal…"
I believe in the perfectibility of human nature. I believe that man is an animal that can be perfected.
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This is a misattribution. While Whitman was optimistic, this exact phrasing is not directly attributable and contrasts with Poe's quote.
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