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I want a change, and a radical change. I want a change from an acquisitive society to a functional society, from a society of go-getters to a society of go-givers.

Peter Maurin

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Peter Maurin
Age: 72 †
Born: 1877
Born: May 9
Died: 1949
Died: May 15
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