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You are Americans. You love this country. Together we are entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and social achievement.

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Paul Tsongas
Age: 55 †
Born: 1941
Born: February 14
Died: 1997
Died: January 18
Former United States Senator
Politician
East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
Paul Efthemios Tsongas
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