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To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot.

Lane Kirkland

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Lane Kirkland
Age: 77 †
Born: 1922
Born: March 12
Died: 1999
Died: August 14
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Trade Unionist
Camden
South Carolina
Joseph Lane Kirkland
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