Andrew Cuomo calls his father 'crusader' in touching eulogy

Andrew Cuomo calls his father 'crusader' in touching eulogy
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave an emotional eulogy Tuesday for his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

At his core he was a philosopher and he was a poet, an advocate and he was a crusader. Mario Cuomo was the keynote speaker for our better angels. He was there to make the case, to argue and convince and in that purist he could be a ferocious opponent and powerful ally. And he was beautiful. [The Wall Street Journal]

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.