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The distance between taking social action and having the knowledge is as wide as the mouth of the Mississippi.

Mort Sahl

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Mort Sahl
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: May 11
Actor
Comedian
Journalist
Montreal
Quebec
Morton Lyon Sahl
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Distance
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