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Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul.

William L. Shirer

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William L. Shirer
Age: 89 †
Born: 1904
Born: February 23
Died: 1993
Died: December 28
Historian
Journalist
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
William Lawrence Shirer
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Disposition
Inner
Happiness
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Soul
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