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The trouble with censorship is that once it starts it is hard to stop. Just about every book contains something that someone objects to.

Studs Terkel

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Studs Terkel
Age: 96 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 16
Died: 2008
Died: October 31
Actor
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New York City
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Louis Terkel
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