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I have hope that humanity will be cured of our collective ecological insanity and that we adapt to living within the boundaries of the laws of ecology.
Paul Watson
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Paul Watson
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 2
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Naval Officer
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City of Toronto
Paul Franklin Watson
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