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It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world.

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