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Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual.

George C. Marshall

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George C. Marshall
Age: 78 †
Born: 1880
Born: December 31
Died: 1959
Died: October 16
American Football Player
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Military Officer
Politician
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
George Catlett Marshall
Jr.
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