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My contemplation of life and human nature in that secluded place [cell 54 of Cairo Central Prison] taught me that he who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never, therefore, make any progress.

Anwar Sadat

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Anwar Sadat
Age: 62 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 25
Died: 1981
Died: October 6
Former President Of Egypt
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