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In the light of our egos, we are all dethroned monarchs

Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 16
Died: 1977
Died: December 25
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London
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
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I don't think the real America is in New York or on the Pacific Coast personally, I like the Middle West much better, places like North and South Dakota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. There, I think, are the true Americans
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