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It is always much easier, I have discovered, to make people cry or gasp than to make them think.

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
Discovered
People
Cry
Easier
Much
Make
Always
Think
Gasp
Thinking

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