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The 'great' commitment is so much easier than the ordinary everyday one.
Dag Hammarskjold
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Dag Hammarskjold
Age: 55 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1961
Died: January 1
Diplomat
Economist
Poet
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Jönköpings stad
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
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