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I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.

Suzanne Collins

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Suzanne Collins
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 10
Executive Producer
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Hartford
Connecticut
Suzanne Marie Collins
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