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The future is bound to surprise us, but we don't have to be dumbfounded.
Kenneth E. Boulding
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Kenneth E. Boulding
Age: 83 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 18
Died: 1993
Died: March 18
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City of Liverpool
Kenneth Ewart Boulding
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Know this: though love is weak and hate is strong, Yet hate is short, and love is very long.
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