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DO I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY GOOD? Yes, I do believe that, and I trust Buddhists and Hindus and Moslems to seek the good and to want to live in peace.
Anne Rice
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Anne Rice
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: October 4
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Anne O'Brien
A. N. Roquelaure
Anne Rampling
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Howard Allen Frances O'Brien
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