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As long as the differences and diversities of mankind exist, democracy must allow for compromise, for accommodation, and for the recognition of differences.
Eugene McCarthy
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Eugene McCarthy
Age: 89 †
Born: 1916
Born: March 29
Died: 2005
Died: December 10
Former United States Senator
Military Intelligence Division
Politician
Teacher
Watkins
Minnesota
Eugene Joseph Gene McCarthy
Eugene Joseph McCarthy
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