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Just keep trying things, without really understanding the underlying fibers of well-being, or peace or civility, then you're just going to stumble from one disaster to another.

Charles Koch

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Charles Koch
Age: 88
Born: 1935
Born: November 1
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Charles G. Koch
Charles de Ganahl Koch
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