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He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Born: Sep 25, 1930
Died: May 10, 1999

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Obligation, Human Being, Think, Society, Else, He, Greater, Than, Any, Human, Anybody, Anybody Else, Being, Bricklayer, Satirist

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