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“To kill a citizen of our own country is evil, but to kill a citizen of another country is 'good.'”

Quote by Edgar Mitchell

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Edgar Mitchell, an American astronaut born on September 17, 1930, and passed away on February 4, 2016. He was the second person to walk on the Moon as the command module pilot of Apollo 11 mission in 1969. more

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