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Folks never understand the folks they hate.
James Russell Lowell
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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Never
Folks
Life
Hatred
Attitude
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Happiness
Success
Understand
Hate
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