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I know that I am leaving the winning side for the losing side, but it is better to die on the losing side than to live under Communism.

Whittaker Chambers

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Whittaker Chambers
Age: 60 †
Born: 1901
Born: April 1
Died: 1961
Died: July 9
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Philadelphia
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