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God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.

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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
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I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone.
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But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me?
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[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.
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Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps affirm this fact.
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