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There have always been grievances and youth has always been the agitator.
William O. Douglas
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William O. Douglas
Age: 81 †
Born: 1898
Born: October 16
Died: 1980
Died: January 19
Former Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
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University Teacher
William Orville Douglas
William Douglas
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