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Peres’ lessons learned

What does Shimon Peres have to teach us after nearly nine decades of life?

By Ben Harris June 26, 2013 10:50 am

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Shimon Peres celebrated his 90th birthday last week (his actual birthday is in August). Here he is on Israeli television sharing ten lessons he’s learned over the last nine decades.

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