Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989) Religious leader, politician
Clive Foss, The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption, London: Quercus Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1905204965, p. 195
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“Better to have been a 'has-been' than a 'never was.”
White House press conference http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060802-3.html# (2 August 2006). <br class="br">2000s
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