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To make fun of an administration, to make fun of anything, Mark Twain said, is the last defense of democracy.

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Robin Williams
Age: 63 †
Born: 1951
Born: July 21
Died: 2014
Died: August 11
Actor
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Comedian
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Film Producer
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Robin McLaurin Williams
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