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“We are a feelingless people. If we could really feel, the pain would be so great that we would stop all the suffering. If we could feel that one person every six seconds dies of starvation ... we would stop it. ... If we could really feel it in the bowels, the groin, in the throat, in the breast, we would go into the streets and stop the war, stop slavery, stop the prisons, stop the killing, stop destruction.”

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Julian Beck
Julian Beck

Julian Beck, born on May 31, 1925, was a renowned American actor. He was active on the Broadway and New York City theater stages in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his unique acting style and contributions to the art of theater. more

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