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All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago there were no such thing as environmental policies.
David Attenborough
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David Attenborough
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Actor
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London
England
Sir David Attenborough
David Frederick Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough
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