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I'm going to fight for human rights, whether I do it silently behind the scenes or vocally so that I get locked up. I can't just sit back it's not in my nature. I can't sit back and blindly ignore it, and I won't.

Elton John

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Elton John
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 25
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