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I’ve seen the nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all, but love’s the only engine of survival.

Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Cohen
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: September 21
Died: 2016
Died: November 7
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Leonard Norman Cohen
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