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The inability to grasp the pathology* of our oligarchic rulers is one of our gravest faults.
Chris Hedges
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Chris Hedges
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 18
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War Correspondent
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St. Johnsbury
Vermont
Christopher Lynn Hedges
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