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As for politics, I’m an anarchist. I hate governments and rules and fetters. Can’t stand caged animals. People must be free.
Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 16
Died: 1977
Died: December 25
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
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