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Civility is a work of the imagination, for it is through the imagination that we render others sufficiently like ourselves for them to become subjects of tolerance and respect, if not always affection.
Benjamin Barber
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Benjamin Barber
Age: 77 †
Born: 1939
Born: August 2
Died: 2017
Died: April 24
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New York City
New York
Benjamin R. Barber
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