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I consider nothing low but ignorance, vice, and meanness, characteristics generally found where the animal propensities predominate over the higher sentiments.

William John Wills

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William John Wills
Age: 26 †
Born: 1834
Born: January 5
Died: 1861
Died: January 1
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