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We have to recognize that there is a strong, fresh wind blowing, powered by these new information technologies. It will be increasingly difficult for dictators to impose their will through sheer brutality.
John F. Kerry
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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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