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Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.
Rudolph Rummel
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Rudolph Rummel
Age: 81 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 21
Died: 2014
Died: March 2
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Historian
Political Scientist
University Teacher
Cleveland
Ohio
Rudolph Joseph Rummel
R. J. Rummel
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