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Men commit murder and all sorts of mayhem, in a few years they're back on the streets. Highway robbery and white collar crime, and they laugh at the system they beat.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
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