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We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any way to prevent 'em from happening.

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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I'm not a member of an organized party. I'm a Democrat.
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Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either back home in their native state, or after they've been captured and sent to a zoo, or to Washington.
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