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The first priority of humankind in this era is to establish an effective system of world law that will assure peace with justice among the peoples of the world.

Walter Cronkite

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Walter Cronkite
Age: 92 †
Born: 1916
Born: November 4
Died: 2009
Died: July 17
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Saint Joseph
Missouri
Walter Leland Cronkite
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Walter Leland Cronkite
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