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Everyone talks about America, this great country. You hear, I'm more patriotic than you are. No, I'm more patriotic! But how few people know the history of this country and how we came into being. That's the part that just amazed me.
John Guare
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John Guare
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 5
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