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I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton.
Wallace Shawn
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Wallace Shawn
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 12
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Wallace Michael Shawn
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