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One can't erase the tremendous burden of apartheid in 10 years, 20 years, I believe, even 30 years.

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Susan Rice
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: November 17
Diplomat
Politician
Screenwriter
United States Ambassador To The United Nations
Washington
District of Columbia
Susan Elizabeth Rice
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Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential.
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Change doesn't happen with people sitting on their behinds, getting lazy.
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I was conscious of the fact that it could be to my disadvantage to marry a white guy - that some folks would hold that against me.
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