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===Early life and reported ambitions===

===Early life and reported ambitions===

A 1968 profile published in ''The Sunday Sun'', drawing on reporting from the London Sunday Times, described Sirhan as a child who expressed strong ambitions for personal greatness. He reportedly questioned whether he was “cleverer” than his siblings and was told by his father that he might one day attend university in England. According to the report, Sirhan reacted with excitement to this possibility, which his father described as making him “so happy” and “so big.”<ref name=sundaysun>{{cite news |title=Sirhan Fits Classic Image of Unbalanced Assassin |newspaper=The Sunday Sun |date=11 June 1968 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k5ZlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13}}</ref>

A 1968 profile published in ''The Sunday Sun'', drawing on reporting from the London Sunday Times, described Sirhan as a child who expressed strong ambitions for personal greatness. He reportedly questioned whether he was “cleverer” than his siblings and was told by his father that he might one day attend university in England. According to the report, Sirhan reacted with excitement to this possibility, which his father described as making him “so happy” and “so big.”<ref name=sundaysun>{{cite news |title=Sirhan Fits Classic Image of Unbalanced Assassin |work=The Sunday Sun |date=11 June 1968 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k5ZlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13}}</ref>

The same article suggested that the later contrast between these ambitions and his employment in low-wage work in Los Angeles may have contributed to feelings of frustration and resentment.<ref name=sundaysun/>

The same article suggested that the later contrast between these ambitions and his employment in low-wage work in Los Angeles may have contributed to feelings of frustration and resentment.<ref name=sundaysun/>

A 1970 United Press International report published in the ''Ludington Daily News'' stated that while in custody Sirhan wrote during a hunger strike:

A 1970 United Press International report published in the ''Ludington Daily News'' stated that while in custody Sirhan wrote during a hunger strike:

“Hitler had more mercy than you do.”<ref name=ldn>{{cite news |title=Meanwhile, Life on Death Row… |newspaper=Ludington Daily News |date=24 April 1970 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJBaAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3}}</ref>

“Hitler had more mercy than you do.”<ref name=ldn>{{cite news |title=Meanwhile, Life on Death Row… |work=Ludington Daily News |date=24 April 1970 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJBaAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3}}</ref>

The remark was made in the context of complaints about prison conditions during his incarceration.<ref name=ldn/>

The remark was made in the context of complaints about prison conditions during his incarceration.<ref name=ldn/>