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People fear witches, and burn women.

Louis D. Brandeis

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Louis D. Brandeis
Age: 84 †
Born: 1856
Born: November 13
Died: 1941
Died: October 5
Judge
Lawyer
Louisville
Kentucky
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Witch
Burn
Libertarian
Liberty
Fear
Women
People
Witches
Libertarianism

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