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I favor massive civil disobedience, among other things. It is not the only thing that is used to protest any grievance in society. But it is one of the most effective under certain conditions.

William Kunstler

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William Kunstler
Age: 76 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 7
Died: 1995
Died: September 5
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William Moses Kunstler
William M. Kunstler
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