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... men of power are seldom protected from their own infirmities by the men subordinate to them -- not even in the sad circumstances of mental exhaustion.
Abigail McCarthy
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Abigail McCarthy
Age: 85 †
Born: 1915
Born: April 16
Died: 2001
Died: February 1
Journalist
Politician
Teacher
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Wabasha
Minnesota
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