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It's hard to convince people that you're killing them for their own good.

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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Monterey
California
Convince
Killing
Hard
Good
People

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