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The wise man contents himself with what he has, until such time as he invents something better.
Jose Saramago
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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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Such is our need to shower blame on some distant entity when it is we who lack the courage to face up to what is there before us.
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I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?
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