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People are annoyed with the Chinese for not respecting more human rights. But with a population that size it's very difficult to have the same attitude to human rights.

Peter Ustinov

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Peter Ustinov
Age: 82 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 16
Died: 2004
Died: March 28
Actor
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Television Actor
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Camden
England
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov
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