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It's written into the Constitution that you're allowed to pursue happiness. In England it would be considered a frivolous objective.

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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
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Daniel Pratt
Denis Charles Pratt
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