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The difference between that which is humane and that which is patriotic is a vital difference.
Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: February 18
Died: 2019
Died: August 5
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Chloe Ardelia Wofford
Chloe Anthony Wofford-Morrison
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