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We cannot lead a choiceless life. Every day, every moment, every second, there is a choice. If it were not so, we would not be individuals.

Ernest Holmes

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Ernest Holmes
Age: 73 †
Born: 1887
Born: January 21
Died: 1960
Died: April 7
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Ernest Shurtleff Holmes
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