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I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Politician
Writer
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Marie Jana Körbelová
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Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
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I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.
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I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.
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I get up every morning and I'm grateful for everything that has happened. I go through my list about being grateful for my children and grandchildren, and for the really remarkable life that I have been able to have.
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