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The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.
Madeleine M. Kunin
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Madeleine M. Kunin
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: September 28
Diplomat
Politician
City of Zurich
Madeleine May Kunin
Madeleine Kunin
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