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The gap between the rich and the poor is the most dangerous threat to world peace we have.
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Age: 66 †
Born: 1911
Born: May 27
Died: 1978
Died: January 13
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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