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You can't buy peace by just wishing it and avoiding the challenges that other nations present to you.

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Fred Thompson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 19
Died: 2015
Died: November 1
Actor
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Former United States Senator
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Sheffield
Alabama
Freddie Dalton Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompson
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