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In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.

David Suzuki

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
Science Writer
Writer
Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
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