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I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.

Wilson Mizner

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Wilson Mizner
Age: 56 †
Born: 1876
Born: May 19
Died: 1933
Died: April 3
Playwright
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Writer
Benicia
California
Doubt
Doubted
Education
Educational
Teach
Atheist
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Faith
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Respect
Teacher
Crazy

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