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I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.

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Ann Richards
Age: 73 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 1
Died: 2006
Died: September 13
Former Governor Of Texas
Politician
Lacy Lakeview
Texas
Dorothy Ann Richards
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I'm not afraid to shake up the system, and government needs more shaking up than any other system I know.
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