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I knew a Buddhist once, and I've hated myself ever since.
Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
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Hunter Stockton Thompson
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Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.
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I'm a relatively respectable citizen. Multiple felon perhaps, but certainly not dangerous.
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My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.
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