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Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. - Dag Hammarskjöld
" "Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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About Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat, the second United Nations Secretary-General, and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He oversaw U.N. responses to Cold War crises, the decolonization of Africa, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He was killed in a plane crash while attempting to mediate the Congo Crisis.
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Da gHjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
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