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Acts which are essentially dishonourable must not be done they would be justified only by calm contemplation of their correctness in abstract cases.

Aleister Crowley

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Aleister Crowley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: October 12
Died: 1947
Died: December 1
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Chess Composer
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Mountaineer
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Leamington
Warwickshire
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