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Great leaders are willing to retire unloved and unpopular as the price for great exertion.
Charles Krauthammer
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Charles Krauthammer
Age: 68 †
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
Died: 2018
Died: June 21
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Where there is a confluence of interests among nations, as, for example the swine flu or polio, you can get well functioning international institutions like the World Health Organization. And you can act. Climate change is different, because the science remains hypothetical and the potential costs staggering.
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Obama is a man of first-class intellect and first-class temperament. But his character remains highly suspect.
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