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So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.

Molly Ivins

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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Monterey
California
Forget
Rings
Fightin
Freedom
Cat
Oddities
Keep
Forth
Doin
Laughter
Outrageous
Produce
Ridicule
Fun
Cats
Justice
Rejoice
Lord
Ring

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