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In Defense of the World Order . . . U.S. soldiers would have to kill and die.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Age: 89 †
Born: 1917
Born: October 15
Died: 2007
Died: February 28
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Columbus
Ohio
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.
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