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I tend to be what I would call more progressive than conservative, but I think either extreme is excessive.
Sydney Pollack
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Sydney Pollack
Age: 73 †
Born: 1934
Born: July 1
Died: 2008
Died: May 26
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New York City
New York
Sydney Irwin Pollack
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