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United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.
Paul Haggis
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Paul Haggis
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 10
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Paul Edward Haggis
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I've lived in America for many years. I mean, I love being a Canadian, but I truly identify with America. I love America so much.
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I like to write about things about which I have no answers, questions that trouble me. These things trouble me.
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