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The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.

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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
Never
Seldom
Forgive
Forgiving
Keys
Politics
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Success

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