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'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Stay
Liberality
Ghetto
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Liberal
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Faithful
Roots

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