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Nine people out of ten (in Germany and England, perhaps ten people) would rather wait for their rights than fight for their rights.

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Sylvia Townsend Warner
Age: 84 †
Born: 1893
Born: December 6
Died: 1978
Died: May 1
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Silvia Warner
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