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Power may be at the end of a gun, but sometimes it's also at the end of the shadow or the image of a gun.

Jean Genet

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Jean Genet
Age: 75 †
Born: 1910
Born: December 19
Died: 1986
Died: April 15
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Film Director
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Military Personnel
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