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Nations begin to dig their own graves when men talk more of human rights and less of human duties.

William J. H. Boetcker

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William J. H. Boetcker
Age: 88 †
Born: 1873
Born: January 1
Died: 1962
Died: January 1
William John Henry Boetcker
Men
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Duty
Rights
Nations
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Duties
Humans
Graves

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