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The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
Ed Koch
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Ed Koch
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: December 12
Died: 2013
Died: February 1
Film Critic
Former United States Representative
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Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Edward Irving Ed Koch
Edward I. Koch
Edward Irving Koch
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The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.
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