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Right, left, Greens, Baathists, whatever: it comes down to grabbing and holding power and using ideology - or religion, race - as a justification.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
Chess Player
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Journalist
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City of Winds
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Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.
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