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To tell a lie in cowardice, to tell a lie for gain, or to avoid deserved punishment--are all the blackest of black lies.
Emily Post
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Emily Post
Age: 87 †
Born: 1872
Born: October 27
Died: 1960
Died: September 25
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Emily Price
Emily Price Post
Emily Bruce Price
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