"It just seems silly to me that something so right and simple has to be fought for at all."
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Academy Award winnersAnti-war activistsPresidential Medal of Freedom recipientsCatholics from the United StatesActors from San Diego
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Speaking at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awards, as quoted in "Majestic presence" in The Hindu (20 June 2003)
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Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and activist.
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