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Reactionary: One who wants the rules enforced so nobody can take his pile away from him the way he got it from others.

Evan Esar

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
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Reactionaries
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Rules
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Away

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