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It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled to call our ancestors barbarous.

Charles Dudley Warner

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Charles Dudley Warner
Age: 71 †
Born: 1829
Born: September 12
Died: 1900
Died: October 20
Actor
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Writer
Hampshire County
Massachusetts
Thus
Generation
Barbarous
Ignorance
Enabled
Generations
Glowing
Call
Comprehend
Doe
Ancestors
Ancestor
Fortunate

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