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Truth, though, is nothing in the face of self-falsehood, and principles are of no value if the idealist cannot live up to his own standards.
R. A. Salvatore
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R. A. Salvatore
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 20
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Leominster
Massachusetts
Robert Anthony Salvatore
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