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Nationalism is fraught with dangers, of course, but so is the blind refusal to recognize that attachment to one's own culture, traditions, and history is a creative, normal, and healthy part of human experience.

Anthony Daniels

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