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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.

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
Children
Compromise
Refuse
Adults
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When there is violence against any person in society, because he or she is different, it threatens us all. Only by speaking out are any of us safe.
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It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris.
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Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.
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