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Desiderius Erasmus’ Bookmark
105-flyleaf

Origin

Desiderius Erasmus

Type

Bookmark

Effects

Calms tension and stress, quells crises

Downsides

None Identified

Activation

Placing in a book

Collected by

Warehouse 13

Section

Socrates-953A

Aisle

59160-5441

Shelf

761053-3926-148

Date of Collection

April 17, 2014

[Source]


Origin[]

Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch scholar, humanist and priest who is most known for his advocacy of ‘free will’. He expressed his wish for all man to live on equal terms and generally ‘get along with one another’.

It was used by Henry Kissinger to help avert war between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s.

Effects[]

The bookmark he used is instilled with his tolerance. When someone holds it, he or she can calm tensions and avert conflicts.

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