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I know for sure that there is only one step from insecticide to genocide.

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Werner Herzog
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 5
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I'm not into digital marketing, downloading, or streaming - I've always been a man of the theaters.
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I do not recall to [Kim Jong-un], but it was complex. Dear young leader of the people and chairman of the joint military commission or something like that.
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