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I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.
L. Neil Smith
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L. Neil Smith
Age: 75 †
Born: 1946
Born: May 12
Died: 2021
Died: August 27
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Lester Neil Smith III
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