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A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
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Freedom
National
Citizenship
Funny
Ocean
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America
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Humorous
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Cross
Fight
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Democracy
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