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I think the right to read, is one of our inherent rights, and I think that people in America today are intelligent enough to decide for themselves what they want to read. Without being told, by self-appointed people, you must not read this, or you cannot read this.

Bennett Cerf

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Bennett Cerf
Age: 73 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 25
Died: 1971
Died: August 27
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Bennett A. Cerf
Bennett Alfred Cerf
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