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One's sanctions for truth and goodness are established largely by individual preferences.
Ken Wilber
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Ken Wilber
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 31
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kenneth Earl Wilber II
Kenneth Earl Ken Wilber Junior
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