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In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
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
Judge
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Edward Irving Ed Koch
Edward I. Koch
Edward Irving Koch
Much
Bandages
Life
Wound
Cleaning
Neighborhood
Wounds
Clean
Society
Bandage
Better
Festering
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