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Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in - and no exemption from the common obligation to give of ourselves.
Edward Kennedy
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Edward Kennedy
Age: 77 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 22
Died: 2009
Died: August 25
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Dorchester
Massachusetts
Edward Moore Kennedy
Edward Moore Ted Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
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I have fallen short in my life, but my faith has always brought me home.
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Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.
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