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It's my duty to fight those who have chosen to belong to the party of death, those who say they receive their orders from God somewhere and believe they have a duty to set the world on fire to achieve their own salvation.

Wole Soyinka

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Wole Soyinka
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 13
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