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"Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash"
- Cecil Beaton
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Cecil Beaton
between January 14, 1904 and January 18, 1980. He/she was a famous
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