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Communism is a form of society where the less people have to eat, the more they have to swallow.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Communism
Society
Less
Form
People
Swallow

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