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It is bad luck for world history that of all people the Russians adopted Communism, because they are totally unfit for it.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Age: 69 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 5
Died: 1990
Died: December 14
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