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There is a great deal of difference between living and surviving. You can survive in debauchery, even in sickness and despair. But you live with a spirit of vitality and a spirit of participation, of being wanted, and having something to contribute.

Hubert H. Humphrey

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Hubert H. Humphrey
Age: 66 †
Born: 1911
Born: May 27
Died: 1978
Died: January 13
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