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George Orwell once wrote that a false belief sooner or later collides with physical reality, usually on a battlefield.

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Al Gore
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 31
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I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.
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