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What freedom does a starving man have? The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic than loss of freedom. That does not prevent these from being two different things.

Thomas Sowell

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Thomas Sowell
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: June 30
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Gastonia
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