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[On Hollywood:] America's greatest achievement.
Camille Paglia
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Camille Paglia
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 2
Art Historian
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Endicott
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Camille Anna Paglia
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Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in close proximity to family and friends.
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[On U.S. universities:] The bland leading the bland.
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