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In a democracy, the most important office is the office of citizen
Louis D. Brandeis
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Louis D. Brandeis
Age: 84 †
Born: 1856
Born: November 13
Died: 1941
Died: October 5
Judge
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Louisville
Kentucky
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders.
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People fear witches, and burn women.
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