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After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.
Jurgen Habermas
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Jurgen Habermas
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: June 18
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Dusseldorf
Jurgen Habermas
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