Innocence always calls mute... by Graham Greene, a British Playwright

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“Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.”

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Graham Greene

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Name: Graham Greene

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Oct 2, 1904

Date of Death: Apr 3, 1991

Profession: Playwright

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