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There's always got to be room for what you might call benign corruption. Nobody blames a man who steals food to feed his starving children, but on the other hand, somebody who picks up a badge and takes an oath to serve and protect we do expect a certain level of essential honesty.

Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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