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Unions are susceptible to the same ills that befall all human societies.

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Tony Kushner
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 16
Author
Music Pedagogue
Playwright
Screenwriter
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New York City
Anthony Robert Kushner
Anthony R. Kushner
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