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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.
Madeleine M. Kunin
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Madeleine M. Kunin
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: September 28
Diplomat
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City of Zurich
Madeleine May Kunin
Madeleine Kunin
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If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.
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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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It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.
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Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.
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Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.
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Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and entertainment.
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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