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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
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Marie Jana Körbelová
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Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
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Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.
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Glass ceilings have been broken, but more have to be broken.
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