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Religion gets in the way of morality.

Kim Campbell

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Kim Campbell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 10
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Lawyer
Political Scientist
Politician
Avril Phædra Douglas Campbell
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