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Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.
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
Marie Jana Korbelová
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
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