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August Heckscher


Born
in Huntington, New York, The United States
September 16, 1913

Died
April 05, 1997

Genre
Biography


August Heckscher was an American public intellectual and author whose work explored the American liberalism of political leaders.

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Average rating: 3.67 · 137 ratings · 28 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors
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“If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself”
― August Heckscher
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