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English children have lost their innocence, for their first lessons have been in the exploitation of their adult slave.

Germaine Greer

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Germaine Greer
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: January 29
Actor
Broadcaster
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Feminist
Journalist
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Melbourne
Australia
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Innocence
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