No one is immune from the larger events of his or her time - the Depression, World War II, civil rights, Vietnam, the spring of 1989 in China. These events intrude upon our lives and radically affect our directions.
Paul TsongasAbout author
- Author's profession: Politician
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 14, 1941
- Died: January 18, 1997
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