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It is tempting to deny, but if you deny you confirm what you won't deny.
Tony Benn
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Tony Benn
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: April 3
Died: 2014
Died: March 14
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Former Member Of The European Parliament
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
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A faith is something you die for a doctrine is something you kill for there is all the difference in the world.
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