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It is not a persuasive argument that an evil should continue because it has existed in the past.

William H. Hastie

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William H. Hastie
Age: 71 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 17
Died: 1976
Died: April 14
Judge
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Knoxville
Tennessee
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