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there couldn't be war, unless lies were believed. War has to be nourished by lies.

Margaret Deland

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Margaret Deland
Age: 87 †
Born: 1857
Born: February 23
Died: 1945
Died: January 13
Author
Autobiographer
Novelist
Poet
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Margaretta Wade Campbell
Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
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