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Heaven, they say, protects children, sailors, and drunken men and whatever answers to Heaven in the academical system protects freshmen.
Thomas Hughes
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Thomas Hughes
Age: 73 †
Born: 1822
Born: October 20
Died: 1896
Died: March 22
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Remember there's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you'll only listen for it.
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