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Once Congress establishes that one person can live at the expense of another, it pays for everyone to try to do so.

Walter E. Williams

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Walter E. Williams
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 31
Died: 2020
Died: December 1
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Walter Williams
Walter Edward Williams
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