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Dignity has no price ... when someone starts making small concessions, in the end life loses all meaning.

Jose Saramago

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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
Chronicler
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
Jose Saramago
Life
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