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There is more than a morsel of truth in the saying, He who hates vice hates mankind.

William Macneile Dixon

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William Macneile Dixon
Age: 79 †
Born: 1866
Born: January 1
Died: 1946
Died: January 1
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W. Macneile Dixon
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