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In a world of private property, if something isn't owned by somebody, it's going to be misused by somebody else.
Pete Seeger
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Pete Seeger
Age: 94 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 3
Died: 2014
Died: January 27
Banjoist
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Musicologist
Peace Activist
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Street Artist
New York City
New York
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