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The only people who have never had a problem with me speaking in their venues are independent bookstores and libraries. Universities and humanities councils have canceled me, but never an independent bookstore.
Bill Ayers
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Bill Ayers
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: December 26
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Glen Ellyn
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