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The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
Charles A. Beard
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Charles A. Beard
Age: 73 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 27
Died: 1948
Died: September 1
Historian
Historian Of The Modern Age
Peace Activist
University Teacher
Charles Austin Beard
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