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Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared. No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.
Dag Hammarskjold
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Dag Hammarskjold
Age: 55 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1961
Died: January 1
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Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
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Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.
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On the bookshelf of life, God is a useful work of reference, always at hand but seldom consulted.
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