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If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of human existence confined to the civilized societies that are wealthy enough to afford them? Our values are defined by what we will tolerate when it is done to others.

William Greider

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William Greider
Age: 83 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 6
Died: 2019
Died: December 25
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William Harold Greider
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