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The secret knowledge is there's nobody home but us chickens. The Constitution was written by a bunch of regular guys who tried to get together and thrash out a contract under which they could get together that would keep people together.

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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