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A life without criticism is not worth living.

Robert Kennedy

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Robert Kennedy
Age: 42 †
Born: 1925
Born: November 20
Died: 1968
Died: June 6
Lawyer
Military Officer
Politician
Writer
Brookline
Massachusetts
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RFK
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One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
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Nations around the world look to us for the leadership not merely by strength of arms but by strength of our convictions.
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People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.
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I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.
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