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In the modern view, unbridled personal freedom is the only good to be pursued any obstacle to it is a problem to be overcome.

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Anthony Daniels
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Actor
Film Actor
Mime Artist
Television Actor
Salisbury
England
Anthony Kingsley Daniels
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