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Clearly much that seemed valid seemed so only because he had been taught it from earliest youth.
W. Somerset Maugham
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W. Somerset Maugham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: January 1
Died: 1965
Died: January 1
Army Scout
Literary Critic
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W. Somerset Maugham
Somerset Maugham
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