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Law and order is one of the steps taken to maintain injustice.

Edward Bond

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Edward Bond
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 18
Librettist
Playwright
Poet
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Writer
London
England
Injustice
Steps
Law
Taken
Order
Maintain

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