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No idea holds greater sway in the minds of educated Americans that the belief that it is possible to democratize governments anytime and anywhere under any circumstances.
Jeane Kirkpatrick
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
Age: 80 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 19
Died: 2006
Died: December 7
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United States Ambassador To The United Nations
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Oklahoma
Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick
Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick
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