There are people who eat earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. Then there are people who stand around and watch them… - Lillian Hellman

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There are people who eat earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. Then there are people who stand around and watch them eat it. (Softly) Sometimes I think it ain't right to stand and watch them do it.

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About Lillian Hellman

Lillian Florence Hellman (20 June 1905 – 30 June 1984) was an American playwright.

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Alternative Names: Lillian Florence Hellman
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