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Marriage is not simply a romantic union between two people it's also a political and economic contract of the highest order.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
Author
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Marriage
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Contract
Political
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Two
Romantic
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People
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