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I think politics should be expressed in this way and not in other ways. And not just politics - sentiments, even certain states of being.

Sergio Leone

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Sergio Leone
Age: 60 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 3
Died: 1989
Died: April 30
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The Eternal City
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