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I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility.

Everett Dirksen

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Everett Dirksen
Age: 73 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 4
Died: 1969
Died: September 7
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Former U.S. Senator
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Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
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