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By instinct and tradition, I don't like the thing. I like to look someone in the eye.
Walter F. Mondale
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Walter F. Mondale
Age: 93 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 5
Died: 2021
Died: April 19
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Walter Frederick Mondale
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It could well be the end of justice in America. Do not let Mr. Reagan get his hands on that court.
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If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.
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[Running for President is] physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually the most demanding single undertaking I can envisage unless it's World War III
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