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Examine everything that you've been taught, not simply what you've been taught in school, but the images that have been held up to you since the time of your birth.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Christ was crucified because he threatened the tonal of the time. He was killed because he threatened the established order of the political regime.
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If you're powerful enough you can even determine whom you will meet and whom you will avoid long before you meet them.
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