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Sometimes it appears that we're reaching a period when our senses and our minds will no longer respond to moderate stimulation. We seem to be approaching an Age of the Gross. Persuasion through speeches and books is too often discarded for disruptive demonstrations aimed at bludgeoning the unconvinced into action.

Spiro T. Agnew

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Spiro T. Agnew
Age: 77 †
Born: 1918
Born: November 9
Died: 1996
Died: September 17
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