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For a people, as for an individual, it is tragic to have ambitions and to lack both the means essential to their fulfillment and any hope of acquiring those means.

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Adolf Hitler
Age: 56 †
Born: 1889
Born: January 1
Died: 1945
Died: April 30
Art Collector
Former Chancellor Of Germany
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Führer
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A. H.
Der Führer
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