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Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals.

Clare Boothe Luce

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Clare Boothe Luce
Age: 84 †
Born: 1903
Born: April 10
Died: 1987
Died: October 9
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The oppressed never free themselves - they do not have the necessary strengths.
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