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We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

Ralph Peters

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Ralph Peters
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: April 19
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Novelist
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
Forms
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Tailored
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