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There is only one thing I hope to see before I die, and that is that my people should not need expressions of sympathy anymore.

Golda Meir

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Golda Meir
Age: 80 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 3
Died: 1978
Died: December 8
Former Prime Minister Of Israel
Politician
Teacher
Kiev
Golda Meyerson
Golda Mabovich
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Hope
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People
Sympathy
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