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Dogmatism spreads its roots in the fertile soil of uncertainty.
Walter Darby Bannard
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Walter Darby Bannard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: October 2
Painter
Printmaker
New Haven
Connecticut
Darby Bannard
W. Darby Bannard
Walter Bannard
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A critic without a good eye is a eunuch in a harem.
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