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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse
William S. Burroughs
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William S. Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1914
Born: February 5
Died: 1997
Died: August 11
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I'm an old-fashioned person, and I don't like informers.
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