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If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him give him one. Better yet, give him none.

Ray Bradbury

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Ray Bradbury
Age: 91 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 22
Died: 2012
Died: June 6
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Waukegan
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Ray Douglas Bradbury
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