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I'm apologetic when I feel like I've made a mistake. And when I have done a disservice to myself or someone else. But I don't feel a need to apologize for doing or saying something that I think needs to be said, just because it may not sit comfortably with somebody else.

Susan Rice

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Susan Rice
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 17
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Susan Elizabeth Rice
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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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