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The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

Dag Hammarskjold

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Dag Hammarskjold
Age: 55 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1961
Died: January 1
Diplomat
Economist
Poet
Politician
Writer
Jönköpings stad
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
Diminished
Apathy
Indifference
Genuine
Dignity
Others
Kind
Anorexia

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