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I blame Rousseau, myself. Man is born free, indeed. Man is not born free, he is born attached to his mother by a cord and is not capable of looking after himself for at least seven years (seventy in some cases).
Katharine Whitehorn
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Katharine Whitehorn
Age: 92 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 17
Died: 2021
Died: January 8
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Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn
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