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Even though human life may be the most precious thing on earth, we always behave as if there were something of higher value than human life.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
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