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Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They're a kind of job insurance.

Frank Herbert

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Frank Herbert
Age: 65 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 8
Died: 1986
Died: February 11
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Frank Patrick Herbert
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