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Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left in the country?
Andrew Greeley
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Andrew Greeley
Age: 85 †
Born: 1928
Born: February 5
Died: 2013
Died: May 29
Catholic Priest
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Andrew M. Greeley
Andrew Moran Greeley
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