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Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.

Peter Mandelson

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Peter Mandelson
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: October 21
British Politician
Politician
Record Producer
Peter Benjamin Mandelson
Baron Mandelson of Foy
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