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I deplored a system that made it more profitable not to work than to work. I wanted to help change all that.

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Edward Brooke
Age: 95 †
Born: 1919
Born: October 26
Died: 2015
Died: January 3
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Massachusetts Attorney General
Politician
Washington
District of Columbia
Edward William Brooke
III
Edward William Brooke III
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Labels applied to people of any race are inherently offensive.
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In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game.
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