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Truth is always in danger of being sacrificed on the altars of good taste and social stability.
William Sloane Coffin
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William Sloane Coffin
Age: 81 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 12
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New York City
New York
William Sloane Coffin
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Stability
Danger
Taste
Social
Truth
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