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The real strength of the environmental movement is the tens of thousands, even millions of individuals around the world who are really making a difference and they are doing it out of passion.

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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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Nazi propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels once remarked that if a lie is told often enough people will begin to see the lie as truth.
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The fact is I have never been convicted of a crime.
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I've had a lot of disappointments. I think my biggest disappointment is the failure of elected officials to make good on their promises in regards to the environment or anything else, really. I have very little faith in politicians.
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