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What an amazing life he led. He was sure all over the map with his politics, though. I'm guessing he was seeking some sort of perfection but soon realized that such isn't possible in politics. 
I like this timely quote of his, "The trouble with an all powerful secret police in the hands of fanatics, or of anybody, is that once it gets started there's no stopping it until it has corrupted the whole body politic."
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