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But why? Why do you need prophets to tell you how you ought to live? Why do you need anyone to tell you how you ought to live

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Daniel Quinn
Age: 82 †
Born: 1935
Born: October 11
Died: 2018
Died: February 17
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Daniel Clarence Quinn
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