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I can see that in certain political situations you have to use force to overthrow police states.
Pierre Trudeau
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Pierre Trudeau
Age: 80 †
Born: 1919
Born: October 18
Died: 2000
Died: September 28
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Former Prime Minister Of Canada
Journalist
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Montreal
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
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The politicians, who once stated that war was too complex to be left to the generals, now act as though peace were too complex to be left to themselves.
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