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We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.
Edward Kennedy
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Edward Kennedy
Age: 77 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 22
Died: 2009
Died: August 25
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Massachusetts
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A good marriage is loving someone in a lot of different circumstances. Respect for them and their views and ideas and the life that they're leading with you. Shared values and interests. A good sense of humour. And a little volatility along the way.
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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.
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The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right for us as Democrats is also the right way for Democrats to win.
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As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.
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We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.
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The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share it also protects those with whose views we disagree.
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