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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
Politician
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Smichov
Marie Jana Körbelová
Marie Jana Korbelová
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Marie Jana Korbelova
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